Odd Jobs…
Dice inspector
This is big business. Imperfect dice can slant the table for either side. A dice inspector may work for state authorities, casinos or dice manufacturers to look for blemishes, lopsided angles and generally ensure the cube is as perfect as possible. Secrecy surrounds this job, but based on other casino jobs, a dice inspector probably pulls in high five to low six figures.
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Pet food tester
It´s disgusting, but somebody has got to do it. Animals can´t tell you what they don´t like about a certain flavour. One of the best known testers, Marks & Spencer´s Simon Allison, says he trained his palate to recognize flavours that pets, and their owners, find too revolting. He says he doesn´t swallow the food because he´d gain too much weight. He also carries lots of breath-freshening gum at all times.
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Bounty hunter
Sure it´s dangerous. If a criminal skipped bail, he´s unlikely to want to be caught again. Despite their pseudo outlaw reputation, bounty hunters are a legitimate part of the legal system. In the U.S., they are trained and licensed. Most handle 100 to 150 run-of-the-mill cases a year, pocketing 10 to 20 percent of the bail money posted by the wanted individual. They can make up to $80,000 a year.
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Submarine cook
The Australian Navy is very forthcoming with its pay schedule, which reveals that a senior submarine cook makes $200,000 a year, the same as a junior admiral. So you may have to live below sea for the better part of six months and prepare 22,000 meals in small cramped quarters, but your paycheque is fatter than most of the sailors you are serving because of a $50,000 bonus for being critical to the navy.
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Odor tester
A crowded bus can seem like this job some days. Somebody has to smell armpits to determine if a deodorant works or not. Smell one without deodorant. Smell the other one with deodorant. Is there a difference? Would you do it for $55 an hour?
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Oil and gas diver
Remember the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? For three months, divers worked trying to cap the wellhead. Usually divers in the oil and gas business are inspecting and installing rigs or laying and welding pipe. It can take you far flung places such as Alaska, the Black Sea, the Red Sea or the Gulf of Mexico. Experienced divers make up to $80,000, but there is a high level of burnout because of the extreme conditions of depth, cold and darkness.
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Snake milker
Venom is milked from snakes to make antivenin to treat venomous bites. Unfortunately, in order to milk the snake, you have to catch and hold on to it. Milkers are paid by the once of venom they collect, ranging from $189 to more than $1000. Of course, the big money is only there to compensate for the serious downside of the job.
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