1{"id":14079,"date":"2017-04-13T00:35:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T00:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/99viral.com\/?p=14079"},"modified":"2017-04-04T00:37:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T00:37:01","slug":"25-of-the-weirdest-jobs-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99viral.com\/25-of-the-weirdest-jobs-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Of The Weirdest Jobs On Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

From sniffing armpits to crying at funerals, people get paid to do some pretty crazy things. So just in case you were looking for a change of profession here are 25 of the Weirdest Jobs On Earth.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>25. Gum Buster<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14080\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2514-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have a passion for gum free tables, theaters, and sidewalks, just know that there are people out there who will hire you!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>24. Breath Odor Evaluator (bubble gum\/mouth care companies)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14081\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2414-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Typically hired by mint and toothpaste companies, these people keep smelling that stank breath until the minty freshness does its job.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>23. Flatulence Smell Reduction Underwear Maker<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14082\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2314-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These guys are basically tasked with engineering underwear that reduces the typically unpleasant post-fart stink.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>22. Duck Master<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14083\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2214-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some hotels hire these guys to take care of the ducks in their pond and parade them around the grounds.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>21. Dog Breath Sniffer<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14084\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2116-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is basically the canine version of the\u00a0Breath Odor Evaluator.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>20. Ash Portrait Artist (United States)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14085\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2014-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>19. Professional Apologizer (Japan)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14086\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1914-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re hired by professional apology services to apologize on behalf of people. We\u2019re not even joking.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>18. Bed Warmer (United Kingdom)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14087\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1814-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some hotels apparently have employees\u00a0roll around in their beds to warm things up for their guests.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>17. Human Scarecrow (United Kingdom)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14088\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1714-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There have been stories of students actually doing this\u00a0part time.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>16. Professional Hitchhiker (Indonesia)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14089\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1614-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The government has restricted some lanes of traffic to only cars with 3 or more people due to overcrowding. Poor people from the city outskirts take advantage of this by offering drivers to ride with them in the \u201cfast lanes\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>15. Paint Drying Watcher (wherever paint is drying)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14090\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1514-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Companies actually hire people to do this. It has to do with making sure the paint is durable as it dries.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>14. Professional Iceberg Mover (in the ocean somewhere)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14091\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1414-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These guys can thank the captain of the Titanic for their jobs.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\n13. Professional Sleeper (Finland)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14092\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1315-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Finnish company made headlines not long ago when it advertised this position. Apparently they needed comfort levels to be checked.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>12. Professional Elephant Dresser (Sri Lanka)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14093\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1216-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, somebody has to convince the elephant to put on some stinkin\u2019 clothes for the ceremony!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>11. Professional Ear Cleaner (India)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14094\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1119-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For an extra penny they\u2019ll clean your left nostril. Ok, we\u2019re kidding. Q-tips anyone?<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>10. Gender Equality Consultant (Sweden)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14095\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1014-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not entirely clear what they do but word has it that they just go around making sure\u00a0that typical gender stereotypes aren\u2019t being enforced.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>\n9. Ostrich Babysitter (South Africa)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14096\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/914-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like babysitting kids, except ostriches.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>8. Chicken Sexer (anywhere there are chickens)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14097\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/814-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"list-item\">\n<div class=\"item-content\">\n<p>These people have one job \u2013 figure out if the chick is male or a female.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>7. Car Plate Blockers (Iran)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14098\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/714-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Tehran, the capital, only cars with certain license plate numbers are allowed on the road on certain days so people just pay someone to stand behind their plate and cover it.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>6. Bike Fishers (Amsterdam)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14099\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/614-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With all those bikes and all those canals you can see why this job might exist.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>5. Cuidacarros (Brazil)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14100\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/514-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These guys watch your car when you\u2019re gone and beat up anybody that tries to steal it.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>4. Professional Mourner (usually Asia and Africa)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14101\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/414-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They are actually paid to cry at funerals.<\/p>\n<h3><br \/>\n3. Professional Snuggler (Japan)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14102\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/314-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They usually work in snuggle cafes. Whatever that is.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>2. Oshiya (Japan)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14103\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/262-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Again in Japan, these guys are paid to push people onto trains.<\/p>\n<h3><br \/>\n1. Toques (Mexico)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14104\" src=\"http:\/\/99viral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/180-610x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"list-item\">\n<div class=\"item-content\">\n<p>In Mexico there are actually people who walk around with batteries giving people shocks. Supposedly it sobers them up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnclsn\"><\/div>\n<nav class=\"single\">\n<div class=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From sniffing armpits to crying at funerals, people get paid to do some pretty crazy things. So just in case you were looking for a change of profession here are 25 of the Weirdest Jobs On Earth. 25. 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