AOl (via Careerbuilder) has an article called "America's Dirtiest Jobs." The article discusses five careers that are not for everyone. Three of them that are self-explanatory include exotic dancer, porta-potty cleaner and crime-scene cleaner. Of these three the crime-scene cleaner can pay the most. A crime-scence cleaner working in a big city can earn about $80,000 according to the articles. Another very difficult job is the Odor Judge which can involve smelling all sorts of things you would probably rather avoid.
Mouthwash companies employ them in their research labs, where, halitosis-inflicted subjects blow into their faces before and after using the product to test its efficacy.
And just recently, two brave researchers were called in to help determine the most malodorous component of human flatus and the role it plays in disease. In the study, 16 subjects volunteered to eat pinto beans and have their gas syringed into a discrete container. The odor judges then sat down with more than 100 samples, opened the caps one at a time, inhaled and rated just how noxious the smell was.
The most financially rewarding profession of the five dirty jobs listed in the AOL article is the Gastroenterologist.
Don't want to spend your days cleaning toilets? How about plumbing the depths of the human intestines? That's what gastroenterologist Sean Griffin does -- and loves it! "People ask whether I like doing colonoscopies and, to tell you the truth, they're quite enjoyable," Griffin says.
"It's like a computer game with a start and finish point -- and you might find things along the way like polyps that you have to pull off. It requires a lot of manual dexterity and the challenge is quite fun."
Aware of his occupation's public image, Griffin often tells people he's an electrician. However with earning potential of up to $800,000 a year, most folks are able to get over any initial feelings of shame or revulsion.
If you were stuck with just these five choices for a career, gastroenterologist sounds like they obvious choice but keep in mind it also requires the most education.
