Bored? 4 Unusual Jobs That Put Cash in Your Pocket and Fun in Your Life

Oct 21
08:06

2010

Carla Jiroux Kaplan

Carla Jiroux Kaplan

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Bored to death by the 9 to 5 that requires you to wade into a sea of documents and staple everything within reach? Then, maybe it's time to switch professions. Put both cash and excitement into your life with these unusual jobs.

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1. Snake Milker

Do you know that there are over 2,900 snake species in the world? Out of that number,Bored? 4 Unusual Jobs That Put Cash in Your Pocket and Fun in Your Life Articles 600 are venomous and the people that they bite could die, unless antivenins are administered. This is where a snake milker enters the picture. For researchers to develop antivenins, the venom has to be extracted from snakes.

2. Ostrich Babysitter

You could think of this as an upgrade to babysitting---if you can deal with animal aggression, that is. You don't have to run after an evil-tempered child, clean up after an unholy mess, or keep several children from killing each other. All you have to do is keep an eye out on a lot of ostriches. The job is simple: keep them from getting stolen or getting killed.

3. Fortune Cookie Writer

Take-out Chinese meal is not just full of monosodium glutamate; it’s also full of witty advice, lovingly dispensed by a BA-holding fortune cookie writer. So, put your thinking cap on and share words of wisdom to the rest of the world, one fortune cookie at a time.

4. Whiskey Ambassador

Do you know your whiskey? If you don't mind sipping your way through whiskey one bottle at a time, you'd be a shoo-in for this position. As whiskey ambassador, you would be in charge of selecting only the most exquisite of whiskeys and then teaching clients the right way to sniff them, taste them, and appreciate their attributes.

These are only some of the unusual jobs that take out the monotony of the usual 9 to 5. Try them!


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