- [Narrator] Work can actually be fun and exciting
if you have the right kind of job that is.
A lucky few in this world don't do what they have to do,
but rather do what they enjoy,
and sometimes they're even paid serious money
while they're at it.
These are the 10 Best Jobs In The World.
This job's all about chocolate.
Chocolate consultants are first of all chocolate tasters
that try new recipes.
It follows that the main qualification for this job
is actually enjoying eating chocolate
and a very steady blood sugar level.
Smoking is prohibited while doing this job
as it can distort your sense of taste.
The chocolate consultant job isn't without risks.
In 2012, Britain's chief chocolate taster,
Angus Kennedy, who was earning close to $39,000
a year sampling Mars and Nestle treats
ahead of production,
had to quit his dream job because he had put on
serious weight and his cholesterol levels
were starting to threaten his health.
Playing games all day and getting paid for it,
that's every gamer's dream.
Unlike other entries on this list,
this job is more widely available
as gaming companies across the world always test
new titles before releasing them.
Video game testers can work full-time
at one of the many game development companies
around the world or as freelancers.
Game testers tend to be very divided
on whether this is actually a dream job.
Some insist that getting paid to play video games
is the best job they've had,
while others point out that being forced to replay
the same section of a broken game level
while finding and documenting glitches and exploits
can be a soul crushing experience.
Either way, in theory,
this job is better than most.
With this job, you can yawn as much as you want.
You can even fall asleep, in fact, you have to,
because bed bouncing directors are paid to rate the softness
and overall comfort of a bed.
There's a catch though, you may not be able to get
more than a nap because you have tens of thousands of beds
to review every year.
The original bed bouncing director,
Natalie Thomas of the Premiere Inn Hotel chain
tests about 46,000 beds every year.
If that's too much for you,
some bouncing directors become testers
for luxury beds and are paid to rate
the most expensive mattresses around.
Some people are actually paid to use water slides
and go to water parks,
as much as $34,000 a year in fact.
The lucky few who have this job aren't confined
to a single waterpark either,
they often travel the world testing the newest
and most ingenious water slides ever designed.
Theoretically, this job has its dangers,
but if there are any they are minimal.
Water slide testers review slides that are
already operational, ranking them not so much for safety
as for their fun factor.
Job availability may not be very high,
but for thrill seekers it's well worth the wait.
The Australian Outback isn't for the fainthearted.
The vast arid interior of the country of kangaroos
is a land of rough terrains, funnel web spiders,
and deadly drop bears.
But for adventurers it's a dream come true.
Outback adventurers protect wildlife,
help the 690,000 strong local population
and travel about the area taking in the stunning sites.
On top of the amazing new experiences,
this job nets about $67,000 a year.
Some people in this world are actually paid
to eat ice cream.
Apart from spoonfuls of colorful delight,
ice cream tasters bank in some serious cash.
As much as $53,000 a year in fact,
but ice cream tasters need more than eclectic taste buds
and quality control skills,
they need a Bachelors of Science degree in dairy science
or food science.
By all accounts, ice cream tasting seems to be
less dangerous than chocolate tasting,
especially when you consider that the professional
ice cream taster John Harrison has tasted,
in his 30 year long career,
about 60 different flavors every day
for a total of about 200 million gallons of ice cream.
The fact that he is still alive would no doubt
be a miracle if we didn't know that he doesn't actually
ingest all of the ice cream he eats.
Lego is one of the most popular toys in the world,
and then Denmark-based company behind it
wants to keep it that way, hence Lego sculptors.
Over the last couple of years,
Lego has been publicly hiring Lego sculptors
to play with the ubiquitous toys and come up with
new designs that will amaze visitors to Legoland.
Attention to detail and being dexterous
are listed as job qualifications,
and the pay isn't all that bad either,
which is about $10 an hour.
Throw in lots of parties, add some cool concerts
and art exhibitions, sprinkle some sporting events,
and you'll still not have as much fun
as a chief funster does.
This is a unique one-of-a-kind job
that the Australian Tourist Board created in 2014
to promote culture and tourism in New South Wales.
The chief funster goes to all of the above events
and spreads the word about them on social media.
After so much fun,
it must be hard for a chief funster to say sober enough
to cover all of that.
From private resorts in the Maldives
to charming chateaus in Italy and France,
luxury travel reviewers are on a perpetual holiday.
It's not just hotel rooms they have to review,
they have to sample Michelin rated restaurants,
cocktail bars, tea and coffee lounges,
spa services, and all those wonderful activities
that great hotels and resorts make available
to their guests.
Everything from water sports to helicopter tours
of amazing landscapes,
all these are provided as long as they are willing
to write about it,
and as long as they have a large enough reading audience,
but if you can get this job there's not a dull day
in the life of a luxury travel reviewer.
This job is often way better than house sitting.
How it works is that an owner of a private island
hands you they key to a secluded resort
before they fly back to civilization.
A private island caretaker's duties vary
from island to island.
You may have to trim the coconut trees,
feed the monkeys, and keep the beach pristine,
but in exchange you get your own tropical paradise
and lots of sunshine to bask in all by yourself.
Should you ever want to return to civilization
you'll have the opportunity to spend the $45,000
the job can pay every year.
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