Way out work

Profiles ten careers that are challenging and require courage, including crash scene investigator, diplomat, environmental engineer, first responder, hospice worker, politician, religious leader, social worker, SWAT officer, and teacher.

Provides descriptions of ten glamorous jobs, including actor, artist, athlete, author, dancer, fashion model, interior designer, magazine editor, musician, and television journalist, and features profiles of working professionals in each career.

Profiles ten messy careers, including exterminator, forensic anthropologist, janitor, landfill manager, and mortician, describing their responsibilities, daily tasks, and training.

Provides descriptions of ten fun jobs, including candy maker, cartoonist, clown, comedian, cruise director, magician, museum exhibit designer, summer camp director, toy engineer, and video game designer, and features profiles of working professionals in each career.

Contains descriptions of ten scary jobs, including astronaut, bomb squad technician, smokejumper, stormchaser, and spy, features profiles of working professionals in each field, and includes sidebars, photographs, facts, and activities.

Provides descriptions of ten out-of-the-ordinary jobs, examining the pros and cons of each career, including bizarre food chef, circus performer, cryptologist, genetic engineer, pet psychologist, racecar mechanic, rodeo cowboy, tattoo artist, taxidermist, and vermiculturist.