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Get paid AU$180K to live in, run lighthouse on island in off San Francisco

If you’ve ever dreamt of living on an island, and bringing in a six figure salary, this dream job may be perfect for you.

The East Brother Island Light House could be the sea-change you've always dreamt of.
The East Brother Island Light House could be the sea-change you've always dreamt of.

Ever dreamt of living on an island? What if the move came with a $182k pay packet?

Well, for two lucky people that concept could become a reality.

There is an job opening on a small island off the coast of San Francisco, looking for two light house operators to share the sea-change between them.

The late-1800s lighthouse-turned-B&B sits on an island in a straight separating San Pablo and San Francisco bays, with applicants able to start as soon as April.

The lighthouse and B&B sits on an island in a straight separating San Pablo and San Francisco bays.
The lighthouse and B&B sits on an island in a straight separating San Pablo and San Francisco bays.

The two current caretakers, Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker, are leaving their posts and need two others to take over — but those two will need to be willing and able to perform a plethora of upkeep tasks to earn what’s estimated to be a $182,000 (US$130,000) salary.

The job includes cooking, cleaning, laundry, setting up supply runs, and ferrying patrons to and from the mainland, per the Guardian. (The salary would be split between the two people.)

Applicants must have a Coast Guard license to operate the station’s boat (and the application indicates that if you have to ask about getting a license, you’re likely not going to be qualified in time), and they also can’t smoke.

The job is also “incompatible with children,” and animals are “strongly discouraged, especially dogs.” The caretakers will need to run the inn Thursday through Sunday and can expect to get between two to four weeks of vacation annually.

The two successful applicants will earn about AU$180k between them.
The two successful applicants will earn about AU$180k between them.

The perks for running the station do sound appealing, though, including “incomparable views,” the opportunity to meet plenty of “interesting people,” … “hard work but pretty good pay,” “birds, marine mammals, fresh air, [and] boats,” and “history.”

This article originally appeared on Fox News and has been republished with permission.

Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-ideas/adventure/get-paid-au180k-to-live-in-run-lighthouse-on-island-in-off-san-francisco/news-story/d808019f468ea3f5392f3eae730c6429