Author: Emily Trainham

Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2: What Do the Dads Do for a Living?!

Emily Trainham Teen Mom

Don’t you just love Teen Mom? All the cute kids. All the drama. 

All the … no, that pretty much covers it right there.

But while we all love the show (genuinely or not, whichever), and we all know more than we probably should about these total strangers.

Yet there are still things we don’t know, or generally don’t pay attention to, such as: What do the men of the show do for a living?

Sure, they get paid handsomely for letting MTV air their dirty laundry, but they’ve got to do other stuff in their downtime, right?

Check out the occupations of the guys you know and love (and Adam Lind, for that matter), some of which will surprise you!

1. Taylor McKinney

Maci bookout with taylor mckinney
Taylor McKinney is married to Maci Bookout, and they share a clothing company called Things That Matter. Before that, Taylor was a motocross rider … for real! In 2006, he broke both of his arms in the process. On the side, he also coaches Bentley’s Little League team, which is about the sweetest stepdad thing ever.

2. Cole DeBoer

Chelsea houska cole deboer wedding pic
Cole used to work as a traffic control specialist — he worked on the highways to keep all the traffic running smoothly. He quit that day job a couple of years ago though, and more recently he and Chelsea quit filming for Teen Mom 2 as well. These days, he’s actually more of an influencer, sharing sponsored posts on social media and collaborating with Chelsea on various projects. Did you know Cole designed his own diaper bag collection? Because he did. That’s the kind of stuff he’s doing now.

3. Tyler Baltierra

Catelynn lowell tyler baltierra selfie
Tyler has always been the Teen Mom dad that’s filmed the most, since he’s the only one who’s still with the Teen Mom! In addition to the filming, he’s done a handful of other projects — he’s released that children’s clothing line, Tierra Reign, and he’s also very into writing. He and Catelynn released one book together, and he shares poetry on social media.

4. Jeremy Calvert

Jeremy calvert laying pipe
You know this one if you follow Leah Messer’s storyline at all: Jeremy Calvert is a pipeline engineer! He lays pipe all over America (we did not mean that in a euphemistic way, get your minds out of the gutter), and he makes a high salary doing it. The downside is that said work takes place on site, so he is often away from home — much to the consternation of Leah, who has to deal with Addie missing her father. In 2020, Jeremy decided that his plate wasn’t full enough and bought a bar, but in early 2021 it was temporarily shut down for violating safety rules related to the pandemic. It seems to be back open now though, so if you’re in West Virginia and want a drink, Jeremy may be your man!

5. Javi Marroquin

Javi marroquin just chills
Now here’s a dad with a lot going on! When he’s not dealing with relationship drama, Javi works as a recruiter for the Air Force — he was in active duty for six years, but in 2019 he moved to the reserves. For a couple of years there, he also owned a gym, but he sold it last year. This summer, he started up a little business with Kailyn running sports training camps for kids.

6. Ryan Edwards

Ryan edwards with maci bookout
Ryan Edwards, believe it or not, used to be a lineman, risking his personal safety to work on those power lines. His wife Mackenzie claimed a few years ago that he still had that job then, and that he also worked as a diesel mechanic, but it wasn’t super believable at the time since he was getting arrested a lot then and also went off to rehab for several weeks. It doesn’t seem like he works at all now though, not even for the show since he and his family were fired earlier this year.

View Slideshow

Read more