7/21/2004

Worst Jobs in Science

Yes, these are REAL jobs! You can read about them here in Popular Science magazine:

And the "winners" are:
  1. FLATUS ODOR JUDGE
  2. DYSENTERY STOOL-SAMPLE ANALYZER
  3. BARNYARD MASTURBATOR
  4. BRAZIL MOSQUITO RESEARCHER (they bite you)
  5. HOT-ZONE SUPERINTENDENT (Ebola/Anthrax, etc.)
  6. ISOLATION CHAMBER TESTER (record = 91-days)
  7. FISTULA FEEDER (stick your hand inside a live cows stomach!)
  8. PRISON RAPE RESEARCHER
  9. CARCASS CLEANER
  10. POSTDOC
  11. METRIC SYSTEM ADVOCATE
  12. CORPSE-FLOWER GROWER
  13. ENDANGERED SPECIES ECOLOGIST
  14. ASTRONAUT
  15. FISH COUNTER
  16. U.S. STEM CELL RESEARCHER
  17. PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER
  18. FUSION RESEARCHER