Job Geek

Some people can only experience a little tiny buzz of an adrenaline rush during rollercoaster rides or yearly ski trips. For other people adrenaline rushes are part of their daily jobs. Here are the top five jobs for thrill seekers.

Astronaut

People with strong science backgrounds and a hankering for adventure should consider the career as an astronaut. Possible jobs for astronaut include mission specialists, space shuttle pilots and orbiters-astronauts (they specialize in servicing satellites). Being an astronaut isn’t about the paycheck - it’s about the rush.

Corporate Executive Officer (CEO)

CEOs have the holy grail of all business jobs. The benefits of this job can be fabulous: prestige, stock options, travelling and memberships to elite clubs. Before rising to the top, CEOs first need a strong understanding of business relations. Besides degrees, top CEOs should also have the right personal skills for their jobs.

Police Officer

Police officers’ job often include chasing criminals, patrolling dangerous neighborhoods, distributing traffic tickets, and testifying in court. Police officers must constantly uphold the law in challenging situations, so they should have a high level of personal integrity and a firm commitment to physical fitness. As we see today, more and more police departments are searching for job applicants with college degrees or extensive background in law enforcement studies.

Politician

Politics is not for the faint of heart. Politicians prompt hundreds upon hundreds of important legislative actions every day that change the inner workings of our towns, cities and states. Most politicians are or should be highly visible community figures who must be able to speak in front of large groups and making tough decisions under close public scrutiny. People who wish to become politicians would be well served by earning a law degree or a master’s of business administration (MBA) degree.

Public Relations Specialist

Public relations (PR) specialists take care of corporations’ public images by forming positive relationships with members of the public. Different organizations hire PR specialists: hospitals, non-profit businesses, public and private universities, insurance companies, and of course celebrities. Employment prospects should be best for PR specialists with accredited degrees in public relations, advertising, marketing, or other communications related fields.

Although action-packed jobs can be thrilling, even the biggest adventure junkies can burn out after years on the job. If you need a heart-pounding job, go for it - but please pace yourself.

Acrobatic Rigger – sets up equipment for acrobatic troupes
Air Hole Driller – operates machine which makes holes in smoking pipes
Babbitter – adds alloy to metal workpieces
Back Washer – operates machine for washing sliver (a continuous textile strand)
Bed Rubber – operates machine which smoothes stone blocks
Bit Shaver – smoothes mouthpieces of smoking pipes
Bobbin Loose-End Finder - finds and ties broken thread on winding machines
Brilliandeer-Lopper – uses a machine to cut and shape diamonds
Bucket Chucker – operates machine for smoothing inside surface of buckets
Cake Stripper – operates a machine used in the cottonseed oil business
Carroter – conditions fur for use in felt hat manufacture
Chick Sexer – inserts illuminating tool into baby birds to determine gender
Debubblizer – operates equipment which removes bubbles from plastics
Dolly Pusher – moves camera equipment around scene of TV recording / broadcast
End Frazer – operates machinery used in manufacturer of stems for smoking pipes
Flatcar Whacker – maintains and repairs logging rail cars
Fur Blower – runs machinery for fumigating and cleaning furs
Gambreler – hangs animal carcases on hooks ready for preparation
Gang Knife Fish Chopper – chops fish into pieces for canning
Getterer – applies solution to wires in lamp manufacture
Grizzly Worker – breaks rock and ore on quarry conveyor belts and chutes
Hair-Boiler Operator – operates high temperature vats for curling animal hair
Hand Nailer – assembles wooden boxes, pallets and packing cases
Horse Identifier – verifies horses at racetracks
Jet Wiper – wipes spinnerettes through which strands of rayon are produced
Lag Screwer – inserts bolts in table legs
Last Putter-Away - sorts and stores shoe moulds
Lingo Cleaner - cleans metal heddles used in Jacquard loom harnesses
Mother Repairer – improves metal phonograph record matrices
Napper Tender – operates machinery which gives socks a fluffy appearance
Nut Steamer – immerses almonds, pecans etc in hot water to soften shells
Odd Bundle Worker – arranges tobacco leaves on conveyor belt
Odd Shoe Examiner – examines shoe uppers for defective parts
Oyster Floater – spreads shellfish in container to keep fresh / remove impurities
Poultry Offal Icer – shovels ice into chicken waste parts to avoid spoiling
Quill Buncher-and-Sorter – arranges feather types for use in dusters
Redye Hand – sorts and bags hose and panty hose for redying
Roving Sizer – checks output of woollen carding machines
Rug Hooker – operates device to make piles on rugs and carpets
Scarf Gluer – joins together plywood panels
Sea-Foam-Kiss Maker – makes candy kisses and puts them on wax paper to harden
Ski Topper – operates machine that fits plastic strips onto skis
Skull Grinder – cleans ear and nose passages of brained pig heads
Smash Hand – repairs broken yarns on a loom
Smoke Jumper – parachutes in to endangered ares to combat forest fires
Snailer – operates machine which polishes and inscribes clocks and watches
Soft Crab Shedder – helps crabs to shed hard shells so they can be sold as soft-shell crabs
Sulky Driver – takes charge of two-wheel, horse-drawn carriages in races
Sumatra Opener – unbales and stacks tobacco
Targeteer – tests accuracy and functionality of weapons
Top Waddy – organises groups of cowpunchers on a range (also known as Top Screw)
Trip Follower – posts positions of aircraft on a flight-following board
Tubber – tends tumbling machines which clean items to be used as jewellery
Unscrambler – controls movement on food processing conveyor belts
Wax-Ball Knock-Out Worker – removes wax forms from insides of new basketballs
Whizzer – operates felt-hat drying machinery
Winterizer – operates chilling machine for removing stearin from vegetable oils
Worm Picker – patrols grassy areas to find worms for fishing bait
Wrinkle Chaser – uses various tools to remove defects from new shoes
Yeast Pusher - transfers yeast from fermenting cellar to storage tanks