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We’ve all heard the saying, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” It’s the mantra of small business owners and ambitious entrepreneurs all over the world. But what if your dream is to be an astronaut food taster? Or perhaps you want to be a professional owl psychologist or even a roller-coaster tester!
If your dream job sounds as crazy as these ones, then congratulations! You’ve just stumbled onto a list of funny job titles that, despite how crazy they may sound, are actually real — or used to be, since some of our submissions are jobs that don’t exist anymore (sigh).
While some people would scoff at these aspirations and say it’s not possible to make a living out of them, others found ways to make it happen and gave life to brand-new unusual jobs. So if you’re feeling down because your dream job doesn’t seem like it will ever become a reality, take heart! These funny jobs may be the sign you need.
We’ve rounded up the most absurd jobs and put them together for your viewing pleasure. Others, instead, are just more original ways to refer to your super normal job, because we all need more fun while on the clock. Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your next career move or want to see just how weird things can get in the job market, this list will surely tickle your fancy — and maybe even inspire some new business ideas!
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#1
Fake Mourner Description: A person who cries for you at a funeral.
Andreea Maftei 3 years ago
This Was actually a thing in Romania , maybe still is in some rural parts of the country. It was called "bocitoare "
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#3
Computer Whisperer Description: Technical computer cleaning professional.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Huh! Is because if they spoke loudly, or even normally, the air flow could blow dust and bits further into the computer's nooks and crevices?
#4
Dittybopper Description: Someone who communicates by Morse Code.
#5
Oven mechanic Description: An OB-GYN.
#7
Official Recipient Of Awkward Morning Greetings Description: Building security.
#8
Dinosaur Duster Description: Getting paid to dust dirty dinosaurs at a museum.
#9
Space lawyer Description: A lawyer that drafts international treaties and national laws about engaging in space exploration.
#10
Mail Escort Description: A mailman.
#11
A Firefighter Positioned in the Arctic Description: "There's a fire!" "Yeah, right."
Research Michael 1 year ago
Fire in the coldest of places can be an absolute disaster though. Especially due to abundance of clean oxygen.
#12
Golf Ball Diver Description: Pond diver at the golf course.
#15
Scuba-Diving Pizza-Delivery Man Description: The person who delivers pizza to underwater hotels.
#17
Coffee Shortage Scapegoat Description: Office manager.
Bored&InSchool 3 years ago
welp, I guess if you could get payed extra for that, then you might as well just take that last drop of coffee and get payed for it!
#18
Chief Chatter Description: Call centre manager.
#19
Legal Bank Robber Description: Someone who tests how easy it is to penetrate bank security.
#23
Accounting Ninja Description: A financial manager.
the laughing koala 3 years ago
this makes a boring sounding job sound fun I now want to be an accounting ninja
#25
Lifeguard at the Olympics Description: Do you need help, Mr. Phelps?
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
To be fair, the diving can go badly wrong. If someone cracked their head on the board on the way down, they might be in seriois trouble.
#26
Class Pet Description: All you have to do is eat, and sleep.
#27
Cowpuncher Description: A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
#28
Senior Kindle Evangelist Description: In charge of all things ‘Kindle’ for Amazon.
#29
Ice Rink Hand-Holder Description: Ice Rink Hand-Holder.
#30
Problem Wrangler Description: A counselor.
#33
Ventriloquist Description: A person creates the illusion that their voice is coming from elsewhere into a full-time career.
#34
Foot-Holder Description: Medieval Welsh kings employed a foot-holder whose duty it was to rub his feet.
#35
Flashlight Holder Description: If your parents are working on something in the dark, and you have to stand behind them with the tool of light.
#38
Animal Colourist Description: This person dyes animals for movies and marketing campaigns.
#39
Penetration Tester Description: One who ensures the online integrity or security of a network.
#41
Hair Boiler Description: Someone who boils animal hair until it curls.
#42
Oyster Floater Description: Someone who floats oysters in water until they are free of impurities.
#49
Rental Boyfriend Description: A fake boyfriend who can go out on a date with a woman and pretend to be her boyfriend for the contracted time.
#54
Groom of the King's Close Stool Description: A trusted man whose job it was to wipe the king's bottom.
#55
Slubberdoffer Description: Refers to a person in the textile industry who removes bobbins on a slubbing machine.
#56
Associate to the Executive Manager of Marketeering and Conservation Efforts Description: Marketing Assistant
#60
Light Bender Description: Someone who is responsible for the high-tech, precision job of making neon lights.
#68
Sandwich Artists Description: A person who works in fast-food restaurants and delis where they prepare sandwiches according to customers' orders.
#70
Pet Food Tester Description: Evaluates the nutritional value of pet food and, yes, taste-test it.
#75
Human Alarm Clock Description: Prior to alarm clocks, people with big sticks would wake other people up by tapping at their windows.
#78
Bosser Arounder Description: Someone who tells you what you can and can't do.
#84
Champion of Sun Description: A person who studies the Sun.
#87
Chief Inspiration Officer Description: Encouraging ‘belief in the company’ and ‘internal evangelism of its values.’
#90
Cat Behaviour Consultant Description: Someone who specializes in preventing, managing, and modifying challenging behaviors in cats.
#92
Expert Toilet Attendant Description: A person who instructs you how to wash your hands in a public toilet.
Diana Wilcox 2 years ago
Sadly, I think we need these. The amount of people who don't wash properly or at all... 🤢
#96
Professional Lazer Tager Description: A person whose job it is to play with children at lazer tag parties if not enough people show up.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
It's laser, not lazer. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emmission of Radiation.
#98
Piccoloist Description: A person who plays piccolo, sometimes called a pickler, usually called annoying.
#102
Gift Skaters Description: A person who collects flowers, stuffed animals, and other gifts that are thrown onto skating rinks after a performance.
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