While not everyone can be a big shot Wall Street banker or a manager of his own company, it is still possible to earn lucratively from other jobs. Here are some of incredibly out of this world jobs that pay unbelievably well.
Bereavement and Funeral Manager
It takes the right skills to make a living out of the dead. According to a related article from Yahoo, funeral service managers can earn as much as $137,410. The job would include coordinating with the family the details of the wake and the funeral service, making sure that the service flows smoothly, while also empathizing that your clients had just lost their loved one.
Elevator inspector
Most of us don't appreciate the safety of riding an elevator until we get stuck in one. Elevator inspectors are the ones responsible for keeping the elevator at par with safety and compliance standards. If you are to be hired as one, you are surely on your way to the top because this job earns an average of $78,600.
Soil conservationist
Soil conservationists survey lands and come up with ways to avoid environmental problems like soil erosion. They also plan for how lands could be developed for sustainable use. These workers could work for either the government or a private sector, and they are said to have a median annual salary of up to $80,000.
Ice cream taster
Also known as food scientists, these workers probably have the least stressful job in the world because their daily task is to taste what most of us consider as comfort food. Cooking Light features perhaps the most famous food scientists in the world, known as the master ice cream taster, John Harrison, who samples about 60 packages of ice cream for Edy's Grand Ice Cream daily. In a survey done by Institute of Food Technologists, food scientists make an average of $60,000 annually. Not bad for such a cool (or cold?) job.
Body part model
Whether it is for a branded watch or for a 'before' picture for a dental print ad, this job could give you up to $1000 per photo shoot. You don't even need to be tall and thin to land a job in modeling. If you have delicate looking hands for example, you could try and book fashion and beauty shoots. According to Forbes' article, 'The Life Of A Hand Model: Inside The Secretive World Of Parts Modeling,' body parts models are hired depending on the body part highlighted in an advertising campaign. Delicate looking hands, for example, often land fashion and beauty shoots. While pretty yet practical hands are booked for food or cleaning products.
