Unusual Career Options

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUIST

INTRODUCTION

• Speech to Computer Language• An old profession but less heard about• It is assumed a subset of artificial

intelligence• Well paid job• Requires skills of programming as well as

understanding human language

Risk

• The interpretations of different linguists may be different.

• The translation differs according to the culture

• Different culture different ways of perceiving the same information.

Pros Cons

• Has excellent job opportunities

• Highly paid • Tech giants like

Google search for such professionals

• Languages-ambiguous

• Profession is a tough incase of ambiguity

• Accurate translation and conversion is almost impossible

Chief Listening Officer (CLO)

Pros Cons

• Best strategies-customers’ feedback

• Highly paid• Highly influential in

affecting a company’s decision.

• Disastrous consequences

• Minimize value of technical research

• May or may not be able to judge the reviewers mood and may assume totally different.

FOOD SCIENTIST

“Use of chemical, micro-biology to study the principles of underlying food processing”

ROLES:- To test new product/ improve aspect of food

- Analyze food content

- Develop quality Assurance

- To comply with government regulation and standards

REQUIREMENTS:

- Any Degree in Agriculture, Food science, Food processing and technology

- Good Communication Skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and critical thinking

- Attention to detail

- Analytical Thinking

- Co-operation

PROS CONSJob opportunities in many sectors (private labs, food companies, government agencies, etc.)

Possible exposure to biohazards or unpleasant conditions at farms or processing plants

Perfect for people who love to work indoors.

Job growth predicted to be 11% in a small field, translating into total overall job growth of only about 2,100 jobs

Suitable for people who value achievements and not result oriented.

A considerable amount of skill, knowledge, experience is needed.

Very good salary (Rs.20,000-1,50,000, per month)

Fortune Cookie Writer

“Small biscuits containing a piece

of paper with a prediction or

motto written on it”

- Excellent Writing skills,

keeping it short and sweet

- Good Imagination & Creativity

- Optimistic

PROS CONS

Work from home Not available in every country

Flexibility Market very limited

No extraordinary qualifications required

LOW salary

CHICK SEXER

INTRODUCTION• The $60000-a-year job nobody seems to want

• A chick sexer has to look at chicks backsides all day to determine if they are male or female.

• British poultry farmers are struggling to attract employees to fill the position

• Vent sexing

• Special training is required

• There’s even a worldwide chicken sexing competition.

PROS CONS

• No higher education• High salary – 40,000

pounds per year in UK• Lifetime employment• Cannot be mechanized• Career ladder from

apprenticeships and on the job training right the way to post-graduate level work.

• Spending hours every day staring at the backside of chicks

• Each new recruit must spend 3 yrs learning

• Expected to sort 800-1,200 day-old old chicks per hr with an accuracy of 97-98%

ARMPIT SNIFFER

INTRODUCTION

• A superhuman sniffer can be your ticket to a new career.

• The work requires both a good sense of smell and a willingness to smell someone else's sweaty body.

• They work for cosmetic companies and smell armpits to determine the effects of new products, like deodorant.

PROS CONS

• No higher education required

• Salaries range from $19,000-$52,000p.a., varying with experience and seniority

• No computer will ever outperform a human in this job

• Spend days in a hot room sniffing up armpits

• Expected to sniff 60 armpits an hour

• Not a good environment to work

OSHIYA

Confused right????????????

INTRODUCTION

• Osu - Push• Ya – Line of work• Passenger arrangement staff

Trends

• Originated New York City• Sardine Packers• Practiced throughout Japan• Decreasing demand

FOOD STYLING

Core:

• Stylist• Photography• Creator and presenter• Brand reputation

CRIME SCENE CLEANER

INTRODUCTION

• Called after the crime scene technicians have collected all the necessary evidence

• Often hired by the property owner, insurance company or government agency

• Involves cleaning of different body fluids, removing the putrefying stench from a space, dealing with hazardous chemicals and cleaning up after a fire

REQUISITES

• Specialized training, knowledge of deep cleaning equipment, and attention to detail

• Certified crime scene cleaning programs available

• Equipment-steam cleaners, high-powered exhaust fans, carpet stain removers, powerful chemical cleaners, and air masks

PROS CONS

• Growing industry-offers great employment opportunity for the right person

• Great service to families in traumatic circumstances & to the community as a whole.

• Trauma• Travelling

FURNITURE TESTER

INTRODUCTION• Sit in various sorts of rocking chairs, love

seats, and recliners; wiggle around, rock back and forth, lean back, lean forward

• May be required to test up to 200 or more pieces a day, which can prove to be quite a workout

REQUISITES• The ideal furniture tester is 180 to 200

pounds and at least six feet tall• Comprehensive knowledge of wood

quality, comfort index and surface texture

PROS CONS

• One gets $6 to $10 per hour

• Being a slacker before, during, or after a day on the job becomes training, work, or research

• Even so, telling that you sit for a living and then whining about sore sinews isn’t going to earn you much sympathy

Funeral Director

INTRODUCTION

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, procuring official for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

REQUISITESAll licensed funeral directors must meet the following requirements:

1. Be at least 18 years of age

2. Graduated from an accredited high school or passed GED

3. Graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary

science

4. Successfully completed the provisional licensing program (unless

reciprocating from another state)

5. Successfully completed the National Board Exams and the

Mortuary Law Exam (passing grade of 75%)

PROS CONS

• Average job growth (12% from 2012-2022)

• Varied job duties (job can involve embalming, meeting with clients, paperwork, preparing service sites, etc.)

• May console families who need comfort in trying times

• May need to work long hours and be on call

• Work can be stressful• May be required to

learn embalming and cremation techniques

• Possible need to relocate to find a job

• Average pay of around $52,000 per year

PET PSYCHIC

INTRODUCTION

• A pet psychic, or animal communicator is a person who claims to communicate psychically with animals.

• Some pet psychics claim to communicate with long-dead animals, while others can be characterized as animal communicators or animal psychologists.

Benefits from Seeing a Pet Psychic

• Understand what is causing your pet’s unusual behavior

• Learn your pet’s preference of food and activities• Receive messages from your pet that has passed

away• Communicate with your pet that has passed away• Communicate with your dying pet• Learn more details about your pet’s health and

ailments

REQUISITES

• Requires no degree• Impeccable communication and

investigation skills• Vast knowledge of animal psyche• Logical & deductive reasoning and a bit of

creativity• Extremely patient, so as to deal with

heartbroken and upset clients

Pros and Cons

• Salary depends upon tracking rate and reputation

• Rewards range from $50-$500 per pet