user5653: What are the different career options in Chess? The obvious and famous one is being a professional player, and the next best one is that of a chess coach. 
What are the other careers that involve chess? 

user14789: Chess photographer is popular these days, but not a full-time career.
Operator of digital boards (think Lennart Ootes)
(Selling chess books, but it's debatable)

user825: Chess software programmers is missing in the list. I can give you the following names (google them if you want to know more):

Larry Kaufman
Mark Lefler
Mark Uniacke
Robert Hyatt


user5653: My list of answers after much thinking.. 
Chess careers: 

Professional players
Coaches 
Preparation and playing partners
Arbiters
Chess writers
Chess photographers
Chess officials for federations 
Chess programmers
Chess commentators 
Chess journalist
Managers - for players
Columists
Chess artists - people who make wooden art work ?
chess contractors (or freelancers) - like for chess based movie or startup projects. example: Marketing for a chess startup, research for a movie, etc. 

UPDATES based on suggestions: 

Chess composer
Tournament director
Staffs for chess related organization, federation, etc. -- which can actually be a career, than a mere stream of income. 

Interesting observations: 
Most of the suggestions in this list can't stand out alone as a career, but would need the support of other projects to make a decent living. 
Comments are welcome. I'll update this thread based on your feedback/suggestion

5653: <p>What are the different career options in Chess? The obvious and famous one is being a professional player, and the next best one is that of a chess coach. 
What are the other careers that involve chess? </p>
 14789: <p>Chess photographer is popular these days, but not a full-time career.<br>
Operator of digital boards (think Lennart Ootes)<br>
(Selling chess books, but it's debatable)</p>
 825: <p>Chess software programmers is missing in the list. I can give you the following names (google them if you want to know more):</p>

<ul>
<li>Larry Kaufman</li>
<li>Mark Lefler</li>
<li>Mark Uniacke</li>
<li>Robert Hyatt</li>
</ul>
 5653: <p>My list of answers after much thinking.. </p>

<p>Chess careers: </p>

<ul>
<li>Professional players</li>
<li>Coaches </li>
<li>Preparation and playing partners</li>
<li>Arbiters</li>
<li>Chess writers</li>
<li>Chess photographers</li>
<li>Chess officials for federations </li>
<li>Chess programmers</li>
<li>Chess commentators </li>
<li>Chess journalist</li>
<li>Managers - for players</li>
<li>Columists</li>
<li>Chess artists - people who make wooden art work ?</li>
<li>chess contractors (or freelancers) - like for chess based movie or startup projects. example: Marketing for a chess startup, research for a movie, etc. </li>
</ul>

<p>UPDATES based on suggestions: </p>

<ul>
<li>Chess composer</li>
<li>Tournament director</li>
<li>Staffs for chess related organization, federation, etc. -- which can actually be a career, than a mere stream of income. </li>
</ul>

<p>Interesting observations: 
Most of the suggestions in this list can't stand out alone as a career, but would need the support of other projects to make a decent living. </p>

<p><strong>Comments are welcome. I'll update this thread based on your feedback/suggestion</strong></p>
