Dream Job Alert: Get Paid $130,000 as a Lighthouse Caretaker in San Francisco Bay

If you've ever dreamed of moving into a lighthouse on a tiny island, this may be your only chance to get paid to do it. As The San Francisco Chronicle reports, the current caretakers of the East Brother Light Station in San Francisco are looking for two people to take over the historical site—the only catch is that you must be willing to continue operating it as a bed and breakfast.

Built on a tiny island in San Pablo Bay (in the northern part of San Francisco Bay) in 1874, the lighthouse was saved from a planned demolition by a group of preservationists 100 years later. The site has since been added to the National Register of Historic Places and renovated into a five-room inn.

The current operators, Che Rodgers and Jillian Meeker, do everything necessary to keep the site running, including welcoming guests, serving meals, making supply runs, and keeping the place clean. Each of these responsibilities will be passed on to the new lighthouse keepers, who will also need to ferry guests back and forth from the inn by boat, so at least one of the new hires must have captain’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard.

The pair who's willing and able to meet those requirements will be getting a total annual salary of about $130,000 and a new home in the East Brother Light Station. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit this application, with the job starting sometime in April.

[h/t The San Francisco Chronicle]