In the book “How to find a job in 30 days”, I wrote a chapter about how you should think about your profession.
Always remember that opportunities only exist because there’s a need that needs to be satisfied.
In this article I give some examples that, besides being some weird professions, arise out of market need and so generate job opportunities.
Lake ball retrievers on golf courses
Leech Breeder
Odour Tester
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apanhador-de-bolas-de-golf-profissoes-mais-estranhas.jpg)
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-criador-sanguessugas.jpg)
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-juiza-de-odores.jpg)
Dog food taster
Chewing gum remover
Men’s underwear designer
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-provedora-comida-caes.jpg)
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-removedor-de-pastilhas.jpg)
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-designer-cuecas.jpg)
Donkey Barbers
“People pusher” in Tokyo subway
Hotel bed tester
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-barbeiro-burro.jpg)
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-empurrador-de-pessoas-metr.jpg)
![](https://job30days.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/profissoes-mais-estranhas-testar-colchoes.jpg)
Sources: Jobs worldwide, Daily Mail, Globe
Read also: Which Job Would You Have Had in the 1920s? (Infographic) from Rose Leadem, an online editorial assistant at Entrepreneur Media Inc.