Showing posts with label jobs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jobs. Show all posts

Friday, November 30, 2012

Embalmer

 Ever wonder who cleans dead bodies, drains blood, and redress the bodies? That is the unfavorable job of embalmers.  Surprisingly embalmers make $34,690 a year.

Requirements:

  • A high school diploma
  • Have a mortuary license
  • Be 21 years of age

Job Tasks:

  • Lifting and carrying heavy bodies
  • Apply cosmetics to the deceased
  • Drain blood and waste from the body
  • Close incisions
  • Take out air from the lungs of the deceased
  • Arrange the funeral home
  • Arrange transportation for the decease
  • Was and dry the deceased body
  • Stitch the lips of the decease, together

Early embalmers:

Documented embalming started as early as the Civil War. Many men were military surgeons, and they soon found the financial benefits of embalming. Few of them followed the war to continue the job.
It wasn't until the twentieth century that embalming became an accepted practice.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Chicken Sexer

   Ever heard of a chicken sexer? Chances are you haven't, but the facts may surprise you. People in this profession make a living doing this job.

What Do Chicken Sexers Do?
Chicken sexers look at the backside of the chicken and determine whether the chick is a boy or girl. They can even determine the sex when the chick is one day old.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4g_WCmznW4

Usually training last for two or three years but people usually quit due to demanding apprenticeship.


Requirements:
  • Good concentration
  • Steady hands
  • Accuracy
  • A love for chickens
  • Long hours of training
  • Long hours of work
  • Good technique


This job pays good salary though. Workers in this job usually own houses and cars. They make at least $1,200 a month!!