These 25 completely absurd jobs are also completely real. Seriously

Most kids dream of what they want to be when they grow up (and face it, most adults still think about who they want to be when they “grow up”). More often than not, children think about becoming firefighters, doctors, lawyers and astronauts. But what other jobsare out there that we could dream about?

Photographer Nancy Rica Schiff took a peek into the lives of people working some of the strangest jobs you’ve probably never heard of. Did you know someone actually gets paid to smell other people’s armpits?

1. Dog Food Taster

2. Potato Chip Inspector


3. Page Turner


4. Odor Judge


5. Bull Semen Collector



6. Rubber Chicken Maker


7. Knife Thrower’s Assistant


8. Horse Dentist


9. Horse Chiropractor



10. Golf Ball Diver



11. Fish Counter


12. Dinosaur Duster


13. Coin Polisher



14. Artificial Inseminator


15. Mt. Rushmore Crack Filler


16. Condom Tester



17. Pollen Collector


18. Turtle Rescuer

19. Breath Odor Evaluator


20. Men’s Underwear Designer


21. Wig Maker


22. Coffin Builder


23. Bingo Caller


24. Wax Figure Maker


25. Crime Scene Photographer