Best job to get if you want to be a realestate investor.

[Joseph Jar]

I am a manufacturing engineer and I don't like my job.   I was interested in engineering while in school but now find that I'm just not passionate about it.  What I am passionate about is real estate investing and the finances.  

With a B.S. in mechanical engineering.  Does anyone know of a good job I could work that would give me an advantage in the real estate industry while I am slowly investing in real estate.  I don't want to be a real estate agent.

I saw a job posting for a county tax assessor.  I feel like I could learn alot from this job but i don't know for sure.  

Does anyone have any thoughts?