What's the most unusual job you ever held? Peanut inspector? Horse wrangler? How about a backup dancer for a female impersonator? In its annual survey, CareerBuilder.com asked more than 2,450 workers to share the most interesting or unconventional jobs they held during their careers. The following are this year's top picks:

  A - Actor for haunted house
  B - Bingo announcer
  C - Clown for rodeos
  D - Drawbridge tender
  E - Eye glass buffer
  F - Fingerprint analyzer
  G - Glass sculptor
  H - Hot rod builder
  I - Interpreter for government agency
  J - Jelly doughnut filler
  K - Karate instructor
  L - Lifeguard at nude beach
  M - Military role player (played Iraqi citizen for military sensitivity
      training)
  N - Note taker for college students
  O - Ocean scuba guide
  P - Phone psychic
  Q - Quiz writer for competitions
  R - Rescue squad for pets
  S - Stand-in bridesmaid (for weddings where the bride didn't know enough
      people)
  T - Telemarketer for a cemetery
  U - Urinalysis observer
  V - Voice-over specialist for movies
  W - Window washer for skyscrapers
  X - X-mas tree decorator
  Y - Youth boot camp instructor for juvenile offenders
  Z - Zoo artificial inseminator

For more information on CareerBuilder.com surveys, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/AboutUs/PR/surveys.htm .

Survey Methodology

The survey, "Most Unusual Jobs 2005," was conducted from August 10 to August 22, 2005. Methodology used to collect survey responses totaling more than 2,450 workers for this study involved selecting a random sample of comScore Networks panel members. These Web Panel members were approached via an e-mail invitation, which asked them to participate in a short online survey. The results of this survey are statistically accurate to within +/- 1.97 percentage points (19 times out of 20).

About CareerBuilder.com

CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and over 1 million jobs. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. , Tribune Company , and Knight Ridder, Inc. , the company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 700 partners that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences. These include more than 165 newspapers and leading portals such as America Online and MSN. More than 30,000 of the nation's top employers take advantage of CareerBuilder.com's easy job postings, 13 million-plus resumes, Diversity Channel and more. Millions of job seekers visit the site every month to search for opportunities by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic email job alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more information, please visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/ .

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SOURCE: CareerBuilder.com