12 Unusual Things You Actually Get Paid For

There’s an old saying that goes, “Find something you enjoy doing and look for a way to get paid for it.” While the saying probably isn’t meant to be as literal as it sounds, you’d be surprised to know that there are people who actually make a living simply by doing everyday things that others do for free.

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If you’re looking for a fancy pool club, it’s probably because you love waterslides! A hotel chain or large travel company might hire people to test their slides to ensure they are safe and fun. You can write comments about them for the media during your travels.

We all know a person who spends all of their time away from work, on the couch, watching whatever they can on Netflix or other similar platforms. In fact, some of those reading this may be people like that. Well you are lucky! There really is a “Netflix tagger” that gets paid to watch the platform all day. These workers are tasked with collecting the relevant metadata that is used for Netflix’s search services and categories. They are also tasked with deciding a show’s age rating and being on the lookout for nudity or violence.

Children love to play bingo. But did you know that you can make a career out of managing the game? Usually employed at US casinos, bingo administrators ensure that federal and state gambling standards are met and verify transactions related to prizes. To be fair, your grandparents should have warned you that bingo was serious business. You just need to be able to charge for playing the game…

Do you like chewing gum? There are bubblegum tasters that help candy companies experiment with new types of chewing gum, as well as assist in the development of analyzes for new projects. Apparently, a person can earn up to $107,500 a year by tasting gum. Imagine all the gum you could buy with that money… and then remember you’d have them anyway!

If you have a sweet tooth, chewing gum isn’t always enough. Some, perhaps most of us, need a good piece of chocolate from time to time. You’ll be pleased to know that you can get paid to try them out. Of course, eating too much chocolate isn’t healthy, which means tasters should only taste small doses or spit it out after sampling. They are also asked to drink water and eat cookies to cleanse their palate. In other words, these people are paid to taste chocolate and eat cookies.

Many people love to play around with their phone’s camera, but some find ways to earn money from randomly taken photos. Microstock platforms such as iStockPhoto or Shutterstock publish photos of amateur photographers and consider them their contributors. Often, the contributor uploads a photo and the site takes a percentage of each sale.

There are many lonely souls with money who are willing to spend it just to have someone keep them company every now and then. Sites like Rent-A-Friend allow people to register as “friends” and get paid by others who want company from time to time. Payment is made directly to the “friends”, but the site also charges people for using the service. For those who want to go a little further, there are companies in Japan that allow people to rent out whole families.

Everyone imagines you’re having a fairytale wedding, but guests are usually limited by your social circles and your spouse, unless you or your partner is related to royalty. For couples who want to have a large number of guests beyond their circle of friends, there are companies that hire people to pose as guests at various life events such as weddings. And this is not restricted to simple guests, people can even be hired as bridesmaids. There are also similar works for other events, such as mourning mourners at funerals.

While this may seem a little outlandish, this idea likely originated in cultures where weddings and similar affairs were important events that included the entire community.

Unless you grow your own food, you probably have some experience going to a market. Having said that, there are many people who need to buy groceries but are too busy or cannot leave the house. For this reason, some people are willing to pay others to go to stores in their place. There are many ways to get involved. Some people can rent for themselves when they start their small shopping business, but some places even offer delivery services to customers, which means they can hire buyers.

There really isn’t an easier job than this. It’s something you can do while you sleep… because you literally get paid to sleep! There are lots of reasons people get hired to sleep: scientific studies, bed tests, and even special art exhibitions. Sometimes, when you must sleep for extended periods, you need to take drugs to induce sleep, so being a heavy sleeper is not a requirement.

Many people love to listen to music while doing their household chores and, if they’re lucky, while working. There are very few places where they will actually pay you to listen to music, such as Slicethepie, MusicXray, FusionCash, HitPredictor and Welocalize. Many of these places ask you to transcribe songs or write comments about them.

People often feel that work keeps them too busy to exercise, but there is another way. There are places that will actually pay you to lose weight on a group of regimens, like HealthyWage and Dietbet. Some of them earn money already working for
weight loss studies and look at various ways in which people succeed in losing weight.

Hedgehogs are a popular pet around the world, but you can also get a job caring for them in the wild. A wildlife group in England, the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, hires “hedgehog officers” to help monitor these local animals and ensure they are safe in the city of Ipswich. The role also requires “employees” to promote awareness of hedgehogs among local people.

With a little imagination, many of the things you do every day or the fun things you dream of doing can help you earn a little extra cash. Do you know of any other fun jobs people could do? Let us know in the comments!