11 Professions You Didn’t Know Existed Which Will Weird You Out A Little Bit

It’s funny how we can hire a professional for a plethora of jobs that otherwise wouldn’t need an expert’s help. But times have evolved, and so have many jobs. You may not even have heard of some of these professions.. Like a professional cuddler or someone who is proficient in moving an iceberg!

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1. Professional TV watcher

Oh, how we would love to binge-watch television for a living! According to an Investopedia article, professional TV watchers scan through different news footage and shows in order to find the right clips that can be used on television. Interesting job.

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2. Professional dog surfing instructor

Because why should humans have all the fun? Some ocean resorts offer courses for you pooch to learn surfing. There are several dog surfing instructors who teach you and your dog to surf. There still others who strictly teach only dogs.

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3. Professional mermaids

This is seriously a believe-it-or-not job. Professional mermaids perform at private parties and they also teach others to “swim like a mermaid”. And these sirens can earn $300 and above per hour just by performing at birthday parties. Who wouldn’t want that, right?

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4. Professional cuddlers

If you are not averse to hugging strangers because all your friends are busy, you can hire a professional cuddler to do the job. On a serious note, this job really helps those who have physical disabilities and lack frequent human contact.

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5. Professional foreigner

Several Chinese companies hire professional foreigners and pay them $1,000 a week to wear a business suit and mingle with Chinese businessmen. Other services of these experts include posing as celebrities and attending real-estate gigs.

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6. Professional dog food taster

Well, the dogs need their nutrition as much as humans do. And the food must taste good.?Professional dog food tasters?are hired by pet food companies to test the quality and nutritional value of their products. Of course, they spit the food out after tasting it.

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7. Professional odour testers

This one really needs no explaining. Expert odour judges test the effectiveness of body hygiene products such as soaps, body washes, mouthwashes, and deodorants. For this, these experts smell their subjects’ armpits, feet or breath and rate their odours on a scale of 1 to 10.

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8. Professional chicken sexers

Apparently, it’s not that easy to determine the sex of chickens. Large hatcheries hire professionals to determine whether a chick is female or male. They are mainly hired in the UK and Japan and can earn up to $60,000 a year!

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9. Professional cookie-writers

Every fortune cookie you ever cracked open had a message written by a professional who gets paid for it. Companies usually hire in-house writers and freelancers to write witty and meaningful fortunes. The ones you get, however, are purely based on luck.

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10. Professional queue-standers

They have got to be the most patient people on earth! You can hire professional queue-standers who would wait in line while you get other things done. Queue ?are usually hired before big sales or product releases.

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11. Professional iceberg mover

After the Titanic sank, the International Ice Patrol (IIP) was founded a year later which is operated by the US Coast Guard. They track the location of icebergs and offer safe routes around them. Sometimes, icebergs are moved out of the way by professional iceberg movers.

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So, which job would you prefer to take? We are torn between professional TV watchers and iceberg movers.