Imagine robbing a bank without the potential for punishment and the unpleasantness of the shower. You may work as a penetration tester, or, as they are called in the industry, a licensed bank robber. The role's objective is to evaluate the security measures in place, and in the past, the job simply involved breaking into the bank. Even while there are still fictitious robbers, penetration testing has expanded to include identity theft, computer hacking, calling operators to deceive them into giving over customer information, and even posing as police officers to install surveillance equipment in vaults. It sounds like a riot and like a profession that former secret agents would be good at.

In order to evaluate the comfort of their beds, a hotel in Finland engaged a staff member to serve as a "professional sleeper." Each night, the person uses a different hotel bed and reviews them all to determine which one she prefers.

Hiring professional mourners is not rare in various societies. The family will engage professional mourners to attend the funeral service when a significant person passes away without any friends. The objective is to improve the deceased's reputation. These people can earn $40 to $100 (£30 to £75) every session and take part in the meal that follows the burial.

Many streaming services pay people to view and evaluate movies and TV episodes. They're only made public if they receive favorable reviews. You don't need any prior experience to enjoy movies, but you do need to be able to distinguish between good and terrible films. The income ranges from $12 to $15 (£9 to £11) per hour, which is not very high. Whatever the case, it is safe to conclude that most people would consider this to be their ideal career.

Millions of profiles on various online dating platforms demonstrate how many individuals are looking for love. But since not everyone can sell themselves to the hunk or the beauty, some people hire a specialist to write their online dating profile. Enter the ghostwriter for online dating. Depending on your writing abilities, the pay will vary, but you can expect to make an average of $900 (£670) every month.

They keep track of iceberg locations and offer safe detours around them. They could also need to tow the iceberg away from a specific location. The concept was developed following the Titanic disaster in 1911, and it undoubtedly prevented a great number of additional tragedies. The anticipated salary? An average iceberg mover makes around $20,000 (£15,000) annually.

This may be your greatest suit if you have a strong "I'm sorry" or consistent apology quality. The professional apologizer is among the strangest professions we are considering. A person who apologizes on behalf of others in their place is known as a professional apologizer. They continually offer their condolences to a hurting individual until their objective is achieved.

People who have serious previous trauma or who are lonely, depressed, ill, or have medical needs can find solace from professional cuddlers. It's not hard to become a professional cuddler, but you need empathy, decent values, and good ethics. Cuddlers frequently promote their services online and are paid between $20 and $40 (£15 and £30) per hour.

Let's face it: when you buy six rolls of paper towels, the aroma is what you care about the most. The paper towel sniffer, however, is a new kind of hero who will make sure that paper towel producers produce high-quality goods devoid of an offensive odor. Not all heroes have capes, but if you like to sniff paper, you could make $52,000 (£38,600) per year doing it.

A skilled line stander will do precisely what the term of the position implies: wait in line for others. It’s a position that is useful on significant occasions like Black Friday or the introduction of new products, like the iPhone. They are able to earn about $1,000 (£750) per week.

This work is quite cool, as long as the furniture is not made of cactus. To evaluate the comfort of the furniture, you must sit, move around, and even sleep on it. It's strange how cool this job is.

This task is simpler than that of a human babysitter. Why? Because all you have to do is watch the baby ostriches to make sure they don't peck one another.

By turning up at locations where parties with copious amounts of alcohol transpired, hangover helpers and party cleaners earn $20 per roommate. They arrive the morning after the party, delivering burritos and Gatorade to aid with the hangover and cleaning up all the trash the partygoers left behind. Marc Simons, the creator of Hangover Helpers Party Cleaners, began by cleaning party houses for some extra money before realizing he could build a business around it given that there are always people throwing parties and those same individuals never want to clean up the enormous mess.

Being an endangered species, pandas are famously challenging to encourage to procreate. China's Panda Fluffers utilize feather dusters and considerable caution to help them perform in order to get these reserved animals in the mood. A Panda Fluffer at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Centre in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, can make 200,000 yuan (£22,900) per year.

In Tokyo, finding a boyfriend is as simple as it gets if you have the money. Although I have no idea what the boyfriends will do, it seems like fun. The day the Japanese introduce the idea of "Rental Girlfriends," we'll be moving to Tokyo.

The opportunity to write fortune cookies may have been right in front of you the entire time. They are independent contractors or staff writers who create unique and intriguing fortunes for fortune cookies. These individuals can earn about $40,000 (£30,200) annually.

Dogs - the perfect best friends, so why not give them the best possible food? Dog food testers do an odd job that has quite a simple task - making sure the food your dog eats is safe for him, by first making sure it is safe for you, human.

Admire programs like Survivor or I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here? You may have a career as a gross stunt tester if you've viewed the challenges and thought, "I could do that." You would need to practice and put all the obstacles to the test. You would be in charge of making sure that tasks are safe and contain the most grossness possible. The upside is that you may make up to $800 every day, albeit you have to question whether there is actually much competition for the positions.

Being a bed warmer is among the world's funniest jobs. Bed warmers may be useful if you enjoy sleeping in a warm, comforting bed, especially in the winter. These folks assist in keeping you warm and comfortable while you are in bed.

Want to trek and stroll in locations across the world that are difficult for cars to reach - Hawaii, the Grand Canyon, jungles, and other locations? Want to climb those trails while toting a massive camera around? Perfect! To do this, Google employs Google Map Trekkers. This can be the ideal career for a fit global traveler. It allows you to experience the great outdoors, witness breathtaking sights, and contribute to the mapping of the globe so that others can travel while seated at home. For hikers, explorers, and outdoor enthusiasts, this is the opportunity of a lifetime.

These people are hired to dress professionally and shake hands with influential businessmen. They are occasionally hired to go to real estate events and act like foreigners and famous people. Many of these people can earn $1,000 (£750) each week for a certain task or event.

The world's capital city with the best cycling infrastructure is Amsterdam. It should come as no surprise that many of these two-wheelers find themselves in a canal, giving rise to a new line of work known as bicycle fishing. An estimated 14,000 rusted bikes are pulled out of Amsterdam's rivers each year.

Wait a second. Do mermaids in fact exist? Maybe professionally, they do. These are certified mermaids who perform at events and instruct others on how to swim like one. At birthday celebrations, they can make about $300 (£230) per hour.

You might have questioned how a love scene was arranged if you've ever seen a movie with one. Were the acts mentioned in the script? The intimacy coordinator, who provides guidance on the ideal scene and what is best for the performers in the event of simulated sexual intercourse or even a kiss, put it all together.

The title should actually be "Teddy Bear Repair Technician," but "surgeon" seems so much more appealing. It's this technician's job to sew arms, legs, and eyeballs back on "damaged" teddy bears in every major Build-A-Bear retailer. Additionally, there are numerous separate teddy bear hospitals. Basically, being able to sew is one of the necessary abilities. A teddy bear would be brought to the hospital if the person had the patience to cope with such a person.

A company called Daily Wake Up Call can assist you in waking up each morning by allocating a real live person to do it. In addition to waking up their "bosses," human alarm clocks also call them to remind them of their daily obligations and timetables. The business has entered a highly lucrative industry that enables them to benefit from the bustle of others. And what difficulty can there possibly be in calling folks each morning to inform them of their daily tasks?

These are guests who are paid to show up at weddings in order to make the occasion appear busy and give the bride, groom, or both a positive social image. Some couples would even go as far as to include fictitious guests in their entire wedding party.

If the existence of an underwater hotel in Florida wasn't odd enough, they also have a scuba diver who delivers pizza to them by swimming through the water, carrying it in a watertight case.

When you park your automobile in Costa Rica, you'll run into a cuidacarro. It's not as difficult as it sounds to do his job. A cuidacarro only watches your vehicle while you are away to prevent theft (unless he himself has taken a fancy to it).

Anyone who has ever painted their nails has certainly pondered where those distinctive—and even absurd—names for nail polish came from. It turns out that there isn't a single solution. Some businesses leave it up to the top executives to decide—Essie Weingarten of the well-known "Essie" brand once christened all of the brand’s nail polishes—while others hire creative experts from the advertising or marketing departments to handle the task.

This may come as a surprise to you if you are familiar with scarecrows that are filled with straw. There are tales of people doing this as a job right now. They consistently chase the birds away while remaining in the spot of a fake scarecrow. One of the jobs you didn't know existed should be this one.

Hippotherapy literally translates as "treatment with the aid of the horse." You use horses' movement and therapeutic qualities to assist human patients in overcoming speech, physical, or mental health issues. But having experience with them and loving them is insufficient. Before you can specialize in this area, you must meet the requirements and obtain licensure as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech-language pathologist.

Unbeknownst to most people, dice need to have very precise dimensions and weight balances in order for you to have a reasonable probability of seeing any of the numbers face up when you roll a die. Any game you play with a die is inherently rigged since even the slightest imbalance can change the probabilities and alter the outcome. How can you guarantee that every die you produce is flawless? It is often the responsibility of a Dice Quality Inspector to conduct expert quality control tests to ensure that the dice adhere to all specifications. The dice won't be packaged until they have passed inspection and are deemed suitable for sale.

The National Hockey League winning club receives the Stanley Cup each year. There are no backups available in case the original Stanley Cup trophy is damaged. It is a sizable, extremely expensive cup. Due to the significance of the Stanley Cup, a "Keeper of the Cup" is always employed to guard the trophy and travel with it wherever it goes. Consider it a trophy for watching children.

Sometimes, one must connect with the inner self - with the spirit within you. In the eastern countries of Asia, it is usually called Chi. People hire feng shui professionals to arrange their residences, workplaces, gardens, and condominiums. Per consultation, you can easily earn $500 to $1,000 (£380 to £750).

Unbelievable as it may seem, there is a market for teaching dogs to surf. Professionals are hired to instruct owners and their pets in surfing. Additionally, instructors who specialize in teaching dogs can make about $13 (£10) per hour.

You should see the trains in Japan if you think the London Underground is bad. The purpose of "Oshiyas" is to push passengers onto a train as quickly as possible by pushing them from outside until the doors close.

A soap boiler is what? In this job, fat is converted into neat soap, which is utilized to make bars and powders. Boilers for soap can earn $20 (£15) per hour.

Imagine receiving a daily salary to watch TV! For one fortunate employee, this wish has come true. To assist us viewers find the exact program we're looking for, whether it's a romantic crime movie based on classic literature or a clever talking-animal TV show, Netflix has employed someone to watch all of their content before it is made available to the general public.

Water slide testers evaluate the fun and safety of the water slides in resorts, amusement parks, and hotels. Just picture how wonderful it would be to show up for work each day.

The idea of hitchhiking is completely upside down in this situation. Professional hitchhikers are paid to ride in strangers' automobiles in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital. One of the strangest jobs is this one. Jakarta's poor infrastructure is to blame for the terrible traffic in the city. Three-in-one zones, which may only be accessible by cars carrying three passengers, were created by traffic officials to cut down on traffic bottlenecks. Poor Indonesians from Jakarta's outskirts are therefore seen waiting up on the route to hitchhike and expedite the driver's travel.

Ever wonder what happens to all the golf balls that fall into the water? These balls are located by golf ball divers, who then bring them back to the course so they can be cleaned and used once more. Consequently, if you enjoy diving, this odd job would be perfect for you, and you might make about $200 (£150) every day.

People often claim that you either love something or despise it, and in St. John Skelton's case, he really takes that statement to heart. He works with a team of marmite tasters to ensure that every batch of marmite has the proper flavor, texture, and consistency. He has consumed almost 3,000 jars of the substance during his thirty years of employment there!

Ever have a job that was only somewhat more enjoyable than watching paint dry? In fact, there is a job that requires waiting for paint to dry. The main responsibility of the post is to paint cardboard sheets to test new paint's mixing capabilities and drying times.

Christopher Perrins, an emeritus fellow at Wolfson College in Oxford, holds this bizarre position, which is part-time. Swans on the Thames are counted every year by Perrins. Even though she only used her right of possession in the Windsor area, the Queen technically owned them all, therefore it matters to someone how many there are. If you believe that this is an outdated post that has no relevance today, you are mistaken. It was only made in 1993 after the Keeper of the Swans position was split into two positions due to concerns that it was too demanding.

The sad aftermath of any global conflict will most commonly be the harmful landmines. As millions of mines were buried during the Vietnam war, actions were taken to eliminate most of them and rodents, with their handlers, were tasked to fulfill this vital duty for a handsome reward.

Old airplane paintings must be updated with modern designs by an aviation painter. By doing this, individuals can earn about $20 (£15) per hour.

Guys who carry a little wooden box that administers electric shocks are known as toques in Mexico. While inebriated bar patrons endure this torment to sober up, others think it provides them with a new high. Maddening!