Additional Unique, Cool and Odd Jobs

Are You Ready To Take Your Job Search Off The Beaten Track?

Do you daydream about finding a job that makes you smile? It’s not as hard as you might think, but if you’re going to pull it off, you’ll need to focus your job search on unique and odd jobs. Let’s start with a simple question: What do you like to do?

Every person who reads this will have a different response to that question. Answers will range from basket weaving to crocodile wrestling. Whatever you enjoy doing, that’s where you should focus your job search. Are you ready to find a job that pays you to do something that excites you?

We highly encourage you to find a job that is related to your passion. For example:

If you’re fascinated with outer space, become an astronaut.
If you’re determined to ski as much as possible, become a backcountry ski guide.
If you love climbing trees, find a job as an arborist.
If you’re wild about biking, search for a bike messenger job.
If your taste buds love beer, learn the craft of the cicerone.
If you’re a coffee fanatic, become a coffee roaster.

No matter what you enjoy doing, there is a job that relates to it. Don’t let yourself settle for a boring old job that makes you feel stuck. When you explore all of the ways that you can make a living, you’ll find a job that makes you happy.

Flexible work station with laptop on wooden desk at beach.

What’s the best gig for you? Will you become a comedy writer? Cartoonist? Combat engineer? Bail bondsman? Brand ambassador? Art dealer? Adventure filmmaker? Campground host? The world is filled with cool job opportunities. Once you know that unique jobs like these exist, you’ll be able to find a job that makes you happy.