weird jobs

How to turn swiping on dating apps into a full-time job — and you don't have to be single

One pro swiper called it "a chance to try on new shoes and see myself in another life."

'Atlanta Magnet Man' uses bike rigged with giant magnet to remove 410 pounds of screws, nails and sharp metal off streets

A Georgia resident who’s dubbed himself “Atlanta Magnet Man” is using his bike and heavy-duty magnets to pick up hundreds of pounds of screws and other metal bits off roads...

Penguin counters wanted at remote post in Antarctica: 'Training will be provided' for 'varied tasks'

The U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust is looking to hire five people at the world's southernmost post office in Antarctica — including someone to sort mail and count the number of...

Car mechanic quits job for $80K gig in South Pole with minus 60-degree temps

The mechanic compared the atypical job to being deployed on a ship due to its isolation from the outer world, with the closest shop some 2,000 miles away.

I'm a female bricklayer who does OnlyFans to 'shake the hornet's nest'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrWSJp-MtqE She's a brick house. Meet Darcie Richards, 25, a professional bricklayer in Norfolk, UK, who moonlights as an OnlyFans creator. “I thought, ‘I want to make more money. What...

I run a five-star chicken hotel with a swing, disco ball and more

What in the actual "cluck"? Katriona Shovlin, an animal science grad in Upchurch, UK, has launched a hotel for chickens dubbed the "hennel." Shovlin says the quality of food and...

I've traveled to 72 countries working on a cruise ship — here's how I live

"It's kind of like adult camp or college, whatever you want to call it," Erica DePascale said.

Calling all real-life 'Barbie' Kens — this hotel hiring for his 'Beach' job

Those who have seen the "Barbie" movie — or at least the memes online — are aware of what Ken's professed occupation is. Here's your chance to follow his lead.

This job will pay you to eat 12 pizzas and 24 cheese samples per week

An un-brie-lievable position is open at the Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

I’m a 'bad taxidermist' — I did it to impress my girlfriend

The amateur taxidermist said that "sometimes I just start sewing rats together and see where the moment takes me."

I get paid to eat food in the shower — with millions of people watching

"Showers always made me feel better, and so did eating breakfast, so I combined the two."

I dress dead people for their graves — how I craft their killer looks

They may not be alive — but their outfits are to die for.

I'm a female crane operator — men stare at me constantly

At 19, Kate Fahey is Ireland's youngest crane operator, choosing to spend her days 130 feet off the ground rather than going to college.

This New Jersey opthalmologist's office has a lot to see

The self-described collector -- who hails from Laurelton, Queens -- is the creative curator of the wall-to-wall kaleidoscope-like space.

TikTok star's assistant must 'have no life,' 'cook and clean' for $30K a year

It's a "terrible" job, but Gen Z wants to do it.

I woke up from a monthlong coma with a new, surprising talent

Moe Hunter nearly died from an illness that left him in a coma for more than a month. He woke up with a new passion for art — much to...

I earn six figures working just three hours a day — and I'm only 21

A woman revealed how her six-figure salary pays for her extravagant lifestyle — by working just three hours per day.

'Cannibalistic' mom shocks with hyperrealistic chocolate hearts, brains

Call it "candybalism:" A chocolatier has shocked social media by creating candy organs so realistic she has been accused of "inciting cannibalism."

Woman’s lucrative career move can pay up to $500 a day

“I’ve been taught great skills from my dad about how to do it, so I don’t think just anyone could come in and earn $500 a day off the bat.”