Odd Occupation Portraits

Nancy Rica Schiff Compiles Portraits of Unusual Jobs

If you're bored at your desk every day, you can browse this book of unusual jobs and find yourself a more, let's say interesting occupation.

The book called Odd Jobs comes from photographer Nancy Rica Schiff, and takes a look at peculiar professions that are overlooked by most -- and for good reason. Whoever grows up saying they're going to be an armpit sniffer or a condom tester? Ok, maybe a condom tester doesn't sound so bad after all, but how about a dinosaur bones duster? This book captures some incredibly odd jobs that are never talked about, but have to exist.

This book of unusual jobs really hammers home the point that if there's a job out there, somebody in this world will do it.

Unusual Jobs
Photographer Nancy Rica Schiff's book of unusual jobs showcases potential employment opportunities that have previously been overlooked.
Niche Professions
The emergence of specialized or unconventional job titles creates space for a potentially profitable market within and beyond the employment industry.
Non-traditional Careers
The expansion of unique job opportunities spurs individuals to pursue non-traditional career paths and venture into previously unexplored territory.

Industries Being Reshaped

Publishing
The publication of books spotlighting unconventional employment opportunities presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the publishing industry to cater to niche markets.
Career Development
The rise of unconventional jobs provides disruptive innovation opportunities within the career development industry to aid individuals in refining their skill sets for niche professions.
Staffing Services
The emergence of unique job opportunities and the demand for niche skill sets creates a disruptive innovation opportunity in staffing services to cater to unconventional employment opportunities.
SCORE
5.7 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 75%
Activity 89%
Freshness 8%

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