A job may be a job, and it’s certainly better than no job at all (we think), although after researching the strangest jobs in America, our opinion on that may be changing slightly. Whatever the job requirements are, as long as we earn more money we’re generally happy, and that’s evidenced by the people who perform some of the strange jobs on this list, which are equal parts weird, gross, funny, and bizarre.
In fact, to most of us who completely hate our jobs and believe it couldn’t get any worse, some of the strangest jobs in America may even seem preferable in their uniqueness compared to the current drudgery of our desk jobs, customer service positions, or other mundane posts we occupy on a daily basis. That is, until that uniqueness wore off after a few days and the reality of doing those bizarre jobs every day made one cry out for the comfort of their office chair with ther impression of their body melted into it.
That’s not to say all of them are bad; at least a handful of them could be downright fun, even as a career. But as you’ll see, the majority of the strangest jobs in America are not for the faint of heart or stomach. If after reading this list you find you just can’t get enough of the strangeness, you might also like to take a look at our previous article on the 9 Weirdest Jobs in the World. Well, let’s get on with this train wreck and kick things off with some sexy time.
No: 10. Chicken Sexer
A man or a woman who finds out the sex of a chicken by observing its parts after hatching is known as a chicken sexer. This is done in order to prime the females for their future egg-laying careers; which may be a preferable career to that of the person checking their sexes.
No: 9. Cup Keeper
Yes, people pay someone to keep a cup; but not just any cup, the Cup. The Stanley Cup, awarded to the championship team of the NHL playoffs, is maintained year-round by a keeper. The keeper brings it throughout the world for promotional activities and keeps it clean. Only during the summer does the keeper get some breaks, as the players on the championship team are granted leave to have the Cup for a day and bring it wherever they want.
No: 8. Snake Milker
Snake venom is a very important ingredient in the production of different drugs and anti-venom. The milker has to collect the venom by hand, making it one of the deadliest and weirdest jobs one can find.
No: 7. Shark Tank Cleaner
Imagine this, you’re underwater in a tank full of hungry sharks trying to clean the tank. Sound like fun and games? Probably not. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it…at least until they create a shark tank cleaning robot (shouldn’t they start with building robots for these strange and deadly jobs first, rather than homing in on poor old maids and line workers?).
No: 6. Odor Tester
They carry the very noble responsibility of ensuring the best smelling deodorants and anti-perspirants for us. Job requirements include a fairly sensitive nose. Whether it’s a highly demanding job or not is up for debate, but it sure qualifies to close out the first half of our list of the ten strangest jobs in America.
No: 5.Vermiculturist (Worm Farmer)
Vermiculturists are people who breed worms. They manage farms dedicated to worms and then sell them to other farms in need of more worms in their soil. Most definitely, this is not a job for the squeamish.
No: 4. Roadkill Cleaner
While most of us try to over pass roadkill (save for the odd hillbilly who sees it as dinner), a roadkill cleaner’s job is to pick them up in their vehicles and properly dispose of them. The smell from the rotting corpses alone is enough to make this job one of the strangest in America.
No: 3. Fortune Cookie Writer
Writing creative new fortunes sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Well, what if you were to do that for 8 hours a day, five days a week for next 25 years? You’d most probably run out of creative ideas and end up writing silly things like “when one door closes, another opens”, which is like, totally unscientific and illogical. Totally.
No: 2. Dice Inspector
Believe it or not people get paid to go around the casino world and check dies. Their duty is to check for any blemishes and make sure all the angles are right. Comfortably landing in the 2nd spot on the felt table of our list.
No: 1. Pet Food Tester
How would you like to be known for eating dog food for a living? The testers test the smell and taste the food as well as chew it to ensure it is high-quality food (at least for a dog, not the tester). This is by far one of the grossest jobs in the world and hits the top of our chart in our list of the 10 strangest jobs in America.
