If John David Duggar and his wife Abbie Duggar seem more independent than other Duggar family members, it's because they have jobs outside of the family reality TV franchise. The couple has a net worth of $500,000. Abbie is a licensed practical nurse, and John David has several jobs outside of Counting On. He is a pilot, owns a towing service, and is a constable, similar to a police officer (via Distractify). According to TLC's bio, he's also previously "worked as a firefighter, first responder, and police volunteer."
John David and Abbie's jobs outside the reality series appear to allow the couple to be more selective in how much of their lives are revealed on-screen. For example, when the couple welcomed their daughter Grace to the world on Jan. 7, 2020, there were no cameras in the delivery room.
On TLC's Counting On, it's become almost a "family tradition" to have the cable network's cameras in the delivery room, filming every aspect of childbirth. According to The Daily Mail, "Josh's wife Anna, Jill, Jessa, Joy-Anna, Jinger, Joe's wife Kendra, and Josiah's wife Lauren have all given birth on camera." John David and Abbie's decision marked a departure from Counting On tradition and set the couple apart from some of the Duggar siblings.
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