The Most Unusual Real Jobs From Career Builder-Dot-Com -Dave’s Diary

With Summer about to start winding down a lot of people with part time jobs will be heading back to school or starting over looking for work.

Of course Summer jobs are often not the jobs we might want to do for a career but they do introduce us to the world of work.

It’s not easy to find a job these days so you may be inclined to take an “unusual” job just to have work.

Career.Builder.com asked more than 2,450 workers to share the most interesting or unconventional jobs they held during their careers.

1.  Actor for haunted house
2. Bingo announcer
3. Rodeo clown
4. Drawbridge tender
5. Eye glass buffer
6. Fingerprint analyzer
7. Glass sculptor
8. Hot rod builder
9. Interpreter for government agency
10. Jelly doughnut filler
11. Karate instructor
12. Lifeguard at nude beach
13. Military role player (played Iraqi citizen for military sensitivity training)
14. Note taker for college students
15. Ocean scuba guide
16. Phone psychic
17. Quiz writer for competitions
18. Rescue squad for pets
19. Stand-in bridesmaid (for weddings where the bride didn't know enough people)
20. Telemarketer for a cemetery
21. Urinalysis observer
22. Voice-over specialist for movies
23. Window washer for skyscrapers
24. X-mas tree decorator
25. Youth boot camp instructor for juvenile offenders
26. Zoo artificial inseminator