Little-known Careers

[sanantone]

This thread is for people to list careers that most have not heard of. They can be high-paying or just interesting jobs.

I'll start with the pathologist's assistant. They need a degree from an NAACLS-accredited program. Pay ranges from $80k to $120k.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patholog..._assistant

[MNomadic]

Professional cuddler. Someone paid for platonic cuddling, hugs, overnight snuggling, etc.

[sanantone]

Genetic counselors are starting to be licensed in some states. In states that don't require a license yet, most employers want ABGC certification. ABGC only certifies people who have graduated from ABGC-accredited programs. There's another certifying organization that sometimes comes up in job ads, but it's probably going to become obsolete as states favor ABGC. The average pay is around $81,000.

https://www.nsgc.org/page/frequently-ask...s-students

Anesthesiologist assistants are not licensed in most states, and the job requires a master's degree. The salary range is $95,000-$120,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesio..._assistant

Naprapathic doctors are similar to chiropractors. I think there are only one or two states that license them.
http://napmed.edu/about/naprapathicmedicine/

Medical science liaisons typically work for pharmaceutical companies. They communicate with doctors to see what research is needed and explain to medical professionals how their research will benefit them. It's sort of the precursor to medical sales. Employers usually require an MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific field, but some only require a master's in nursing or physician assistant studies. From what I've gathered, pay normally ranges from $90k to $150k. There's a lot of fun travel in this job as employers will pay for you to fly out and meet with clients over dinner.

http://www.themsls.org/what-is-an-msl/

Child life specialists are usually certified, but not licensed. They help children and their families deal with illness and hospital stays and explain medical jargon. If you like playing with children, then this might be the job for you.

https://health.usnews.com/health-news/he...pecialists

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I just found out that Boise State University is offering the nation's first online program in genetic counseling.


https://online.boisestate.edu/genetic/

[acamp]

Genetic counselors are starting to be licensed in some states. In states that don't require a license yet, most employers want ABGC certification. ABGC only certifies people who have graduated from ABGC-accredited programs. There's another certifying organization that sometimes comes up in job ads, but it's probably going to become obsolete as states favor ABGC. The average pay is around $81,000.

https://www.nsgc.org/page/frequently-ask...s-students

Anesthesiologist assistants are not licensed in most states, and the job requires a master's degree. The salary range is $95,000-$120,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesio..._assistant

Naprapathic doctors are similar to chiropractors. I think there are only one or two states that license them.
http://napmed.edu/about/naprapathicmedicine/

Medical science liaisons typically work for pharmaceutical companies. They communicate with doctors to see what research is needed and explain to medical professionals how their research will benefit them. It's sort of the precursor to medical sales. Employers usually require an MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific field, but some only require a master's in nursing or physician assistant studies. From what I've gathered, pay normally ranges from $90k to $150k. There's a lot of fun travel in this job as employers will pay for you to fly out and meet with clients over dinner.

http://www.themsls.org/what-is-an-msl/

Child life specialists are usually certified, but not licensed. They help children and their families deal with illness and hospital stays and explain medical jargon. If you like playing with children, then this might be the job for you.

https://health.usnews.com/health-news/he...pecialists

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I just found out that Boise State University is offering the nation's first online program in genetic counseling.


https://online.boisestate.edu/genetic/

Very interesting list - the child life specialist seems like a rewarding path if you love kids. Any idea on salary range? Couldn’t find it in the article. Thanks for posting.

[sanantone]

Genetic counselors are starting to be licensed in some states. In states that don't require a license yet, most employers want ABGC certification. ABGC only certifies people who have graduated from ABGC-accredited programs. There's another certifying organization that sometimes comes up in job ads, but it's probably going to become obsolete as states favor ABGC. The average pay is around $81,000.

https://www.nsgc.org/page/frequently-ask...s-students

Anesthesiologist assistants are not licensed in most states, and the job requires a master's degree. The salary range is $95,000-$120,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesio..._assistant

Naprapathic doctors are similar to chiropractors. I think there are only one or two states that license them.
http://napmed.edu/about/naprapathicmedicine/

Medical science liaisons typically work for pharmaceutical companies. They communicate with doctors to see what research is needed and explain to medical professionals how their research will benefit them. It's sort of the precursor to medical sales. Employers usually require an MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific field, but some only require a master's in nursing or physician assistant studies. From what I've gathered, pay normally ranges from $90k to $150k. There's a lot of fun travel in this job as employers will pay for you to fly out and meet with clients over dinner.

http://www.themsls.org/what-is-an-msl/

Child life specialists are usually certified, but not licensed. They help children and their families deal with illness and hospital stays and explain medical jargon. If you like playing with children, then this might be the job for you.

https://health.usnews.com/health-news/he...pecialists

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I just found out that Boise State University is offering the nation's first online program in genetic counseling.


https://online.boisestate.edu/genetic/

Very interesting list - the child life specialist seems like a rewarding path if you love kids.  Any idea on salary range?   Couldn’t find it in the article.  Thanks for posting.

I looked at three different websites, and it appears that the pay ranges from $40k to $58k with the median being around $51k. It's not a high-paying occupation.

[acamp]

Genetic counselors are starting to be licensed in some states. In states that don't require a license yet, most employers want ABGC certification. ABGC only certifies people who have graduated from ABGC-accredited programs. There's another certifying organization that sometimes comes up in job ads, but it's probably going to become obsolete as states favor ABGC. The average pay is around $81,000.

https://www.nsgc.org/page/frequently-ask...s-students

Anesthesiologist assistants are not licensed in most states, and the job requires a master's degree. The salary range is $95,000-$120,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesio..._assistant

Naprapathic doctors are similar to chiropractors. I think there are only one or two states that license them.
http://napmed.edu/about/naprapathicmedicine/

Medical science liaisons typically work for pharmaceutical companies. They communicate with doctors to see what research is needed and explain to medical professionals how their research will benefit them. It's sort of the precursor to medical sales. Employers usually require an MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific field, but some only require a master's in nursing or physician assistant studies. From what I've gathered, pay normally ranges from $90k to $150k. There's a lot of fun travel in this job as employers will pay for you to fly out and meet with clients over dinner.

http://www.themsls.org/what-is-an-msl/

Child life specialists are usually certified, but not licensed. They help children and their families deal with illness and hospital stays and explain medical jargon. If you like playing with children, then this might be the job for you.

https://health.usnews.com/health-news/he...pecialists

---

I just found out that Boise State University is offering the nation's first online program in genetic counseling.


https://online.boisestate.edu/genetic/

Very interesting list - the child life specialist seems like a rewarding path if you love kids.  Any idea on salary range?   Couldn’t find it in the article.  Thanks for posting.

I looked at three different websites, and it appears that the pay ranges from $40k to $58k with the median being around $51k. It's not a high-paying occupation.

That would make sense - pretty much in line with a social worker.

[eriehiker]

I have coached the quiz bowl team at my school for the past 20 years.  For probably 15 of those years, I was also commissioner of our league.  This brought me into contact with a man named Bill who lives in Colorado and writes high school academic quiz competition questions for a living.  He calls himself the Great Auk and writes slightly tongue-in-cheek questions sets into a program that spits out sets to individual league specifications.  We pay him a couple of hundred dollars each year for question sets.  He's been around for a long time and he has customers all over the country.  He's kind of legendary in the high school quiz bowl world and we make jokes about this legendary figure during our matches in south-central Michigan even though he lives in Colorado.  I've always thought he might have the coolest job in the country.

[Ideas]

Professional line waiters. They wait in line for other people at the DMV, etc.

[Jonathan Whatley]

Kinesiotherapist, formerly called Corrective Therapist. Kinesiotherapy is a bachelor's-level health profession similar to physical therapy that has a prominent foothold in the Veteran's Health Administration, but is less known elsewhere. Training, clinical internship, and examination leads to the designation RKT, or Registered Kinesiotherapist.

There are just three accredited bachelor's in the U.S., at Norfolk State University in Virginia, Shaw University in North Carolina, and the University of Southern Mississippi. The first two listed of the three are HBCUs.

In some countries, a version of the word kinesiotherapist in their language may describe a larger profession equivalent to a U.S. physical therapist.

BLS Career Outlook: Kinesiotherapist
VA Fact Sheet: Kinesiotherapy
OPM GS Classification: Kinesiotherapy
American Kinesiotherapy Association
Committee on Accreditation for Education in Kinesiotherapy (recognized under the umbrella of CAAHEP)

[ReyMysterioso]

and the University of Southern Mississippi.

Hooray for Hattiesburg!