Mark Puddy Waiter/Bartender At Moon Time In Coeur D’Alene

Personal: 23-year-old Coeur d’Alene resident, single.

Duties: Greeting restaurant customers, taking orders, serving food and drinks, cleaning and busing tables.

Salary: About $19,000 a year, for an average work week of 25 hours.

Favorite part of the job: The restaurant’s relaxed, friendly atmosphere. “I think that’s what appeals to a lot of the customers too.”

Other perks: Flexible schedule allows him to pursue wakeboarding and snowboarding hobbies.

What’s next: Saving money for a snowmobile.

Long-range goal: Becoming a glaciologist, a scientist who studies glaciers and ice.