Odd Jobs You’ve Never Heard of and May Want to Apply For

Written by Ty Pier

October 24, 2019

Worm picking

If you’ve ever been fishing, chances are you’ve visited a bait shop. Inside bait shops, you can buy a wide variety of products—from manufactured to live worms. And while we may not think of it, someone needs to harvest those worms! There are professional worm pickers who go out and search for viable worms, capture them, and deliver them to bait shops for packaging and sale.

Professional bridesmaid

Whether you’re short on female friends or your groomsmen greatly outnumber your bridesmaids, professional bridesmaids are here to help! They often take on the less-desirable tasks bridesmaids do or simply act as an extra support system during the stress of wedding planning and the big day itself.

Industrial tape manufacturer

Industrial tape manufacturers create a product you probably didn’t even know exists. Shrink tape is a popular product that you can use in various ways. People use industrial tape in aircraft, rubber production, and even arrow correction. In fact, shrink tape has probably impacted your life at some point and you didn’t even know it. These manufacturers create the perfect size tubing out specialized material so when it shrinks down to fit the desired item, it sticks.

Foley artist

If you’ve ever seen a movie, you’ve heard the work of foley artists. These professionals create sounds for movies such as footsteps, punching and slapping sounds for fight scenes, glass breaking, and much more. During the movie editing process, a lot of background sounds become lost or minimized. While these specific sounds seem small enough to go unnoticed, if you saw a character walking but didn’t hear a hint of footsteps, it would be jarring.

Worker’s compensation investigator

Companies that see a large amount of worker’s compensation cases, such as construction companies, often hire investigators to confirm the legitimacy of a case. Sometimes, people who work high-risk jobs try to take advantage of the situation and fake injuries to receive compensation. While many injuries are real, hiring investigators protects the company from undeserved loss and identify what aspects of the job they offer pose a threat. These investigators lurk on social media and even check on people in real life to ensure their injuries are true.

Break pack sorter

If you’re a routine-minded person, a break pack assembly line might be the job for you. It would be your responsibility to cut down and rearrange boxes to aid in shipping efficiency. Considering online retail is a booming industry with many possibilities, this is a great way to get your foot in the door. Break packers are the behind-the-scenes heroes of online shopping.

Golf ball diver

Many people, even the best golfers, have likely hit their ball into a pond trap at one point or another. Different from sand traps, golfers can’t fetch their ball from a pond when it barrels in. To prevent ponds from overpopulating with golf balls, some golf courses employ divers. They dive to the bottom of the pond and retrieve all the golf balls they can find. This not only keeps ponds healthy and wildlife happy, but it saves the golf course money on balls, too!

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