As kids, we are always being asked this question: What do you want to do when you grow up? And our answers usually make our parents smile. But little did they know that most of what we said was actually false. Why? Because not everybody is capable of being doctors, lawyers, or firefighters, nor do they want to be one. Nowadays, we have so many career choices to the point where some of them even lean more towards being a bit weird than the rest. So if you are curious about the crazy jobs people have around the world, then keep reading cause we have collected a few impressive ones below for your amusement.
From professional cuddlers to odor sniffers, these probably sound a bit crazy for career choices, but they are still real jobs done by real people. So, if you feel a bit bored with your job and fancy a change, you should try one of these jobs out. Because you never know what's going to strike a chord and be the spark that ignites a career you'll love. But that's something to think about in the future, and for now, let's have fun by scrolling down and checking them out with us!
#1. Chicken sexer.
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Yes, it sounds like a joke, but judging by the three-year training period, it’s far more complicated than it sounds. Experienced ‘chick sexers’ are expected to check 700 chicks an hour and maintain 98% accuracy, with a rate of £3 per 100 chicks. This joke might wear thin pretty quickly.#2. Legal bank robber.
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Fancy robbing a bank without the associated risks of prison and an uncomfortable time in the shower? Well, you could be a legal bank robber, or a "penetration tester," as they’re known in the trade. It sounds like a riot, but that is a real job that is suited for former secret agents.#3. Teddy bear surgeon.
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Every major Build-A-Bear outlet has a technician whose job it is to sew arms, legs, and eyes back onto "injured" teddy bears. There are a number of independent teddy bear hospitals out there too.#4. Snake milker.
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In some countries, though, snake venom is in high demand and there are specialist milkers who risk life and limb on a daily basis. Snake venom is required to produce anti-venom, and the best milkers pride themselves on capturing the snakes by hand to minimize stress.#5. Professional mourner.
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You’ll need these mourners if nobody gave a damn about you when you were alive. It’s sad that you won’t be able to see them mourn for you because, well...#6. Waterslide tester.
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At £20,000 a year, isn’t it the best-paid position in the world? Unsurprisingly, there were more than 2,000 applicants for the job, and the applicants had to take part in a slide-off to win the job. Well, who can even blame them for leaving their dream job to give their verdict on SplashWorld slides?#7. Professional sleeper.
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When the American space agency wanted to examine the effects of lying still for 70 days, which is the theoretical time it would take to transport people en masse to other worlds, they paid willing volunteers $18,000, or £12,000, to do literally nothing but sleep.#8. Professional line sitters.
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If you’re patient, or perhaps you just enjoy people watching, and you don’t mind being out in the elements, you could make line standing a side hustle that could earn you money. From lining up and waiting for the release of a movie, concert, or sporting event tickets to the newest iPhone, game console, or anything else. You’d get paid to hold a space for someone else who’s too busy or just doesn’t want to queue.#9. Cuidacarro.
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You’ll meet a cuidacarro when you park your car in Costa Rica. His job isn’t as complicated as it sounds. All a cuidacarro does is watch your car when you are gone so that nobody steals it (unless he himself has taken a fancy to it).#10. Dog food taster.
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Pet food is a multi-million-dollar industry, so it should come as no surprise then that it’s taken very seriously. It’s not just pets that are picky about what they eat; their owners are particular about the ingredients, health benefits, and smell of the food they’re feeding to their beloved fur babies.#11. Odor judge/odor guru.
Source: businessinsider
In order to test the effectiveness of new products, "odor judges" are hired to smell volunteers’ breaths, feet, and armpits. They make sure their judgment is accurate. The members of staff have their sense of smell tested monthly. For the judges' sake, let’s hope those products are doing the trick!#12. Professional pusher.
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In Japan, you will get paid for pushing people. Yes! So if you like to push, this is the perfect job for you. But there is a reason why they hire pushers. Because people in Japan don’t want to be late for work, and the pushers help them get onto the train by pushing them in. Insane right?#13. Rental boyfriend.
Source: mirror
In some countries in Asia, money is all you need to have to get a boyfriend. So if you've given up on finding a boyfriend yourself, you can shift there and enjoy the service!#14. Full-time Netflix viewer.
Source: washingtonpost
Imagine being paid to watch TV all day! Well, a dream job for movie freaks. Netflix hires people to view all of their content before it is available to the public to assign each program its correct tags. It helps users like us to find out what we are looking for, whether it's a romantic movie based on classic literature or a witty talking animal TV show.#15. Gross stunt tester.
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In reality shows, you see how some people chomp down a grasshopper or something else like that. Some people have done that before, and these guys are called gross stunt testers. Their job is to test everything gross.#16. Professional apologizer.
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Some of us are not very good at apologizing and yet tend to mess things up. Everyone does! But if you need someone who can apologize on your behalf, you can hire one in Japan.#17. Professional cuddler.
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If you happen to be in Japan and are missing your girlfriend, just shell out some cash and you get to cuddle and sleep next to a Japanese woman. Just cuddle, no other
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