Workers Share Their Most Unusual Jobs from A to Z in CareerBuilder.com Survey
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:04 AM
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CHICAGO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As an increasing television spotlight is shone on unique jobs -- from the toughest and dirtiest -- CareerBuilder.com has announced its most unusual job survey results. More than 8,700 workers revealed the most unconventional jobs they've held during their careers. This year's top picks are:

     A - Autopsy assistant
     B - Bartender at the Liberace mansion
     C - Cat nanny
     D - Donkey trainer
     E - Elf at Santa's workshop
     F - FBI Fingerprint examiner
     G - Grave digger
     H - Hurricane hunter
     I - Ice sculpture carver
     J - Junk mail machine operator
     K - Kitty litter box decorator
     L - Laser tag referee
     M - Magician's assistant
     N - Nuclear electrician on a submarine
     O - Opera singer
     P - Parachute tester
     Q - Quality control/taster for chocolate factory
     R - Romance specialist
     S - Scratcher (scratched backs for patients)
     T - Turkey wrangler
     U - Undercover vice decoy
     V - Video game tester
     W - Wallpaper peeler
     X - X-ray technician for zoo animals
     Y - Yawn counter at a sleep clinic
     Z - Zamboni driver

Survey Methodology

This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 8,785 employees (employed full-time; not self-employed) between May 22 and June 13, 2008. Percentages for some questions are based on a subset of responses to certain questions. With a pure probability sample of 8,785 one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 1.05 percentage points. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.

About CareerBuilder.com

CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than 23 million unique visitors and over 1.6 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), the company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 1,600 partners, including 140 newspapers and leading portals such as AOL and MSN. More than 300,000 employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 26 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. CareerBuilder.com and its subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.

     Media Contact:
     CareerBuilder.com
     Allison Nawoj
     773-527-2437
     allison.nawoj@careerbuilder.com

SOURCE CareerBuilder.com

(Source: PR Newswire )

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