The Worst Jobs in Science 2007
Number 1: Hazmat Diver
They swim in sewage. Enough said.
Number 2: Oceanographer
Nothing but bad news, day in and day out
Number 3: Elephant Vasectomist
When your patient is Earth’s largest land animal, sterilization is a big job
Number 4: Garbologist
Think Indiana Jones— in a Dumpster
Number 5: Coursework Carcass Preparer
They kill, pickle, and bottle the critters that schoolkids cut up
Number 6: Microsoft Security Grunt
Like wearing a big sign that reads “Hack Me”
Number 7: Gravity Research Subject
They’re strapped down so astronauts can blast off
Number 8: Olympic Drug Tester
When your job is drug testing the world’s top athletes, there’s no way to win
Number 9: Forensic Entomologist
Solving murders by studying maggots
Number 10: Whale-Feces Researcher
They scoop up whale dung, then dig through it for clues