Bay Area island offers $130K for new lighthouse keepers

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Get paid $130K to live on an island and run a lighthouse
Get paid $130K to live on an island and run a lighthouse

SAN FRANCISCO -- Are you looking for a new job or a career change? Well, we may have the perfect job for you.

The East Brother Light Station, which sits on a small island near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, is looking for a couple to operate their bed and breakfast.

The current operators Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker, will be handing over the keys to the 1874 lighthouse in April.

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Interested applicants would have to operate the five-room inn, serve both dinner and breakfast, provide a ferry service for guests and act as a maid for guests.

"The successful candidates will be a couple, one of whom must possess a Coast Guard commercial boat operator's license," according to a press release. "High quality culinary experience and capability will be a critical qualification. The inn is open four days a week and the island is also available for day use and special events. The new keepers will start in mid-April 2019, allowing two weeks for training."

The couple will be paid $130,000, which will be split between them.