What was the oddest job you ever had, that actually paid well?

I started working in a baseball card shop when I was 12 making $4 an hour. In the early 90's minimum wage was $4.27 an hour. I later worked for Baskin Robbins and a convivence store in New Canaan, CT. So at the time in high school the oddest job was making preparing the New York Times every Sunday at 5:30am. It would come in about 7 sections that you had to sort together. This local store would sell around 1,400 Sunday Times and I earned $60 and a free chocolate donut. It took about three hours. So that was like $20 an hour or 4x the minimum wage at the time. I enjoyed working for small businesses and glad to now work for a 5th generation family business that sells mattresses, pillows and sheets online at GhostBed.com

Imagine this: Parking cars, oftentimes luxury cars, in a parking garage with up to four levels. The fastest way to get to the car was by using the stairs. Imagine getting the car at one location, parking it at the top level and running back to park more cars. In the end, you’re running the length of a 15K and running up and down stairs in the process. During the course of that job, which paid handsomely, you realize that distance running comes easy to you. It should, considering all of the running you’re doing. You enter races and it becomes a passionate hobby of yours. You even go on cross-country runs that raise money and awareness for various causes. That’s what I experienced – a high-paying job that boosts endurance and distance-running performance. Can’t beat that.

When I was attending college I got a summer job doing caricatures at a theme park. I had never done caricatures before but I had been drawing cartoons my whole life. I got a crash course that summer on how to draw live subjects quickly. After the summer job ended, I began doing freelance caricatures at events; weddings, birthday parties, office events etc. By the time I graduated college I was supporting myself completely with caricature art.

Hi there, I'm Corina, a freelance SEO consultant from Zürich. The oddest job I had was to ghostwrite 200 Tinder bios for an agency. I was young, travlleing and really needed the money. It paid well. Hope that helps! Best, Corina Attribution: Corina Burri, SEO consultant Link: https://www.corinaburri.com/blog Headshot: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f370bj4mu31bn7l/Corina%20Burri%20Senior%20Marketing%20Professional.JPG?dl=0 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corina-burri-18657662/

Summer job where I was hired to clean out a warehouse that a a company had sold to another. Apparently it was cheaper for them to simply destroy all the leftover products than it was to have them move. Spent most of my work days putting the proverbial torch to perfectly good merchandise. It was a point to make sure that everything was thoroughly ruined to the point that no resale was possible. The job paid surprisingly well for something geared so perfectly the sensibilities of a teenage male. Who wouldn't want to get paid for some sanctioned deconstruction after all?

I once had a job as a colour expert for a paint company. It sounds like a pretty straightforward job, but it was actually pretty strange. I would spend my days looking at paint samples and matching them to colour standards. It was surprisingly difficult, and it paid pretty well. The oddest part of the job, though, was the dress code. Since I would be working with colour all day, the company wanted me to wear clothes that were as neutral as possible. That meant no white, no black, no patterns, and no bright colours. Needless to say, it was a bit of a challenge to find appropriate clothing. But it was a great job, and I loved it.

I once had a job working at a haunted house. It was one of those popup attractions that only operated around Halloween, and it was situated in an old warehouse on the outskirts of town. My job was to dress up in a costume and jump out at people as they made their way through the maze. It sounds like it would be fun, and it actually was most of the time. But it could also be pretty creepy, especially when I was sitting in the dark waiting for my next victim. And the pay was surprisingly good. I made more money in those few weeks than I did working at my regular job the rest of the year. So, all things considered, it wasn't a bad gig.

The work of a bingo manager is to oversee everything in a casino or bingo hall. A college degree is not required for this role, however at least 4 years of experience in a comparable managing position is frequently required. As a bingo manager your responsibility may include maintaining adherence to federal and state gaming rules, resolving consumer complaints, authorizing jackpots, and overseeing payments. You were also in charge of the casino's employees and finances.

Working as a licensed massage therapist in college paid surprisingly well. I was able to pay my bills and save for the future on the income I made from giving massages. It was a unique position that paid well because of the skills I had and the level of training I had. I was able to provide a service that others my age weren’t able to provide, and that it much easier for me to cover my rent and food expenses. I was able to charge a bit less than others because my clientele were college and graduate students, and because of that I was able to make good money. If you have a unique skill, you can make good money working in a job that may seem odd or strange to others.

While saving up to pay for my mortgage, I took a lot of odd jobs. However, what I found the most fun and profitable was mowing people's lawns, especially in spring or summer, when people care about what they look like. Once you get a hang of it, it actually goes by fast. And a lot of people don't have time or just don't want to mow their own lawns. Sure, it sounds like a teenager's job, but people are actually more inclined to trust a grown adult, anyway. It helped me pay off a $54,000 mortgage, after all.

There is so much money selling hotdogs on the side of the road. The average income I used to get was $100,000. Hot dogs cart rely heavily on food traffic for revenue, so just like a retail store, location is key. With that said a lot of dog stands can be very profitable. I would make around $300 to $400 per day because I was working near a huge construction site in the center of the town so I have steady customers and I provided very good products and services. If you are a dedicated hard worker you can make a very nice living with a hot dog truck.

The biggest hoops all businesses have to jump through before starting operations are certain legal and regulatory requirements one must meet before they can open for business. Depending on the type of industry and business you're starting, this stage could take anywhere between six months to a year. Once that’s done, then it’ll be all about marketing your products or services and getting customers to purchase from you.

I once had a job as a professional mourner. It was actually pretty well-paid, but it was definitely the oddest job I've ever had. I would attend funerals and wail and cry along with the bereaved family members. It was a bit of a performance, but it was also very cathartic and healing for the families.

The modern ways of living are proving to be so dedicated to earning a living that alot of people are losing touch with interactions with each other. Being an ear to someone who needed someone to talk to was my oddest venture. For a job to be deemed viable, the offered products are critical to making this possible. The earnings were low, but I could earn a median salary on my venture. The rates were chargeable based on the duration the client wanted and the sophistication of the topics they wanted to talk about.

One of the oddest jobs that put a surprising amount of money in my wallet was being a general dogsbody at a club known for hosting frequent big parties. Additional muscle to handle the equipment, connections that extended the guest list, assistance with decorations, and being a part of a troubleshooting team all contributed to a satisfactory paycheck that exceeded expectations.

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I had worked as a salesperson at Mac Donald's, which was the oddest job I ever had, that actually paid well. In 2013, In the summer vacation of high school, I did a 2-month full-time job at my uncle's MacDonald's counter. The pay was well too. I used to get $10/ hour, which was a quite good payment for a 17-year-old girl with almost no experience.