Top 10 most unusual job titles on LinkedIn Canada

You may have hundreds of connections on LinkedIn and a job many people would envy, but chances are the title or profession doesn’t turn heads like being a mahout, astro numerologist or corn detasseler.

LinkedIn Canada dug up these and seven other rare professions as a way to celebrate reaching the 10-million member mark recently.

LinkedIn Canada spokeswoman Kathleen Kahlon says the social media company wanted to find the 10 least-common jobs.

She says the list, which also includes a maple syrup coordinator and polo referee, aren’t hobbies but actual professions.

“It’s how these LinkedIn members chose to describe their careers,” she says.

“I think it speaks to the breadth of job titles that Canadians have, the diversity in our country and the members who are on LinkedIn. It’s not just sales and business, but all walks of life.

The list also proves that people can make a living doing something they presumably love, no matter how unusual or unlikely the job may seem.

“These are people pursuing their dream jobs and making it happen,” says Kahlon.

The 10 most unusual job titles on LinkedIn Canada are:

1. Mahout: Someone who keeps and rides elephants

2. Astro-numerologist: A person who deciphers numbers and planetary movement to explain and/or predict events in people’s lives

3. Pet stylist: Someone responsible for maintaining pets’ appearance and hygiene

4. Corn detasseler: A person who removes the pollen-producing flowers from the tops of corn plants and places them in the ground to cross-breed two varieties of corn

5. Maples syrup coordinator: A project coordinator for maple syrup production.

6. Polo referee: An official who arbitrates polo matches

7. Archeobotanist: An academic who studies plant remains from archeological sites

8. Harpist: A musician who plays a harp

9. Wildlife technician: Someone who assists scientists working in wildlife management and animal biology

10. Forest rehabilitator: A person who works to halt or reverse forest degradation and logging

Last year, Workopolis editor Peter Harris posted the top 10 strangest jobs posted on its job-hunting website.

They included a handful that would make teenagers (and some adults) giggle, such as cheese manager, ghost hunter (not just for Halloween) and expert upsetter.

That last one may not seem like something people get paid to do, but turns out it’s a job setting up and operating a closed-die forging machine, Workopolis says.

If you’re still craving weird job titles, check out this list from UK recruitment firm Coburg Banks, which includes “retail Jedi” for a sales clerk, “chief chatter,” for the person who runs a call centre and “twisted brother” for a balloon artist.“

Hopefully the jobs are as interesting as the titles.