Do you ever think why your favorite burger is so salivating? Even asking why your favorite amusement park looks very inviting? Behind so many things we take at face value are interesting, non-typical jobs.
In a Reddit thread, they have that sharing forum of little-known jobs they have worked. Here are someunforeseen professions, proved that you can make a career out of almost anything, including burning money.
1. Corporate food taster
There's a lot of effort that goes into your favorite snack. There's this Food tasters that review the taste, color, aroma and texture of food products for companies.
Job postings indicate that the job pays about $12 to $14 per hour.
"I worked for a multi brand, global company, and my job was to eat the [research and development] food," one user writes.
2. Amusement park fabricator
There's a team of professional designers, behind every theme parks, zoo and aquarium. Such as scenic painter and theme-park construction workers who customize the space.
According to an industry professional, the expert level can earn $25-70 and for an entry-level scenic artist or woodworker can earn anywhere from $18-25 an hour
"I am retired from a major theme park," one user writes. "I worked there as a scenic painter making everything look aged, wood-grained, things like that, plus murals. A lot of people don't look at those sort of things when they visit the parks and many presume the faux finishes are real."
3. Airport wildlife control expert
Wildlife control experts work to prevent types of airplane collisions and disturbances that caused by birds and other mammals. Also their task is to protect the nearby environment and any endangered species.
The salary for this job ranges from $38,000 to more than $60,000 a year.
"If you're interested in doing this," one user writes, "I'd suggest getting hired with the USDA, as they work at many airports (mine included) doing the same thing as contractors."
4. Mosquito inspector
With the increase case of the mosquito-transmitted diseases like Zika virus, this profession is becoming more important than ever. Mosquito inspectors are responsible of hunting for larvae, eliminating breeding grounds like large pools of still water, and most importantly they work on controlling of its population.
Pest control operators earns anywhere from $16,000 to $40,000.
"I am a mosquito inspector," one Reddit user writes. "I travel to mosquito breeding habitats, look for larvae, then treat accordingly."
5. Currency maker
The U.S. Mint and Treasury departments is looking for people to power equipment that makes our country's legal tender. When certain currencies are no longer needed, other workers dispose of the bills or coins.
It can earn about $19 to $22 per hour for a machine operator in a coin-making factory. Program managers who assist in currency redesign and overseeing currency production can earn more than $128,000 a year.
"I go into a big vault for the reserve bank of [New Zealand] and burn money," one user writes. "Every day, thousands of bank notes to phase out the old ones to make way for the new."
6. Medical illustrator
Medical illustrators mainly work with textbook publishers, physicians, scientists, and other specialists to transform complex scientific information into images. The salary can range from $40,000 to $62,000 a year, job posts indicate.
"It's my job to create illustrations and animations for doctors, scientists, researchers, hospitals, medical device companies, museums, and textbook publishers that accurately represent and educate people about scientific and medical subjects," one user writes.
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