What is your opposite job?
These are probably the last jobs you would ever consider. That is, unless you’re looking to make one heck of a career change.
Are you looking to make a drastic career change? Something totally different from what you’re doing now. Well then, consider your current job’s opposite.
Recently, the New York Times used job skills data from the U.S. Department of Labor to determine what each job’s polar opposite would be—and the results are pretty interesting (i.e. sales reps and lumberjacks).
But hey, as the saying goes, opposites attract, so maybe you’ll find a significant other with your opposite job title (good news if you’re a social worker), or perhaps, you’ll find yourself attracted to an entirely new career path (in which case, start clicking the links below to apply to jobs today).
Check out some of our favorites below—oh, and if you’re a video editor and not looking to make a career change to mobile home installer, Monster is hiring for one right now.
Here are a few of our favorites:
The opposite job of an accountant is an agricultural grader.
The opposite job of a sales representative is a lumberjack.
The opposite job of an administrative assistant is a surgeon.
The opposite job of an architect is a slaughterer and meat packer.
The opposite job of a social worker is a model.
The opposite job of a truck driver is a physicist.
The opposite job of an electrician is a high school principal.
The opposite job of a computer engineer is a dry cleaner presser.
The opposite job of a machinist is a chief executive.
The opposite job of a film and video editor is a mobile home installer.