Ten Worst Jobs in Science

Popular Science has chosen its top ten list of worst jobs in science.

Here is the list of jobs you wouldn't really want:

10. Whale-Feces Researcher–They scoop up whale dung, then dig through it for clues.
9. Forensic Entomologist–They solve murders by studying maggots.
8. Olympic Drug Tester–They test the urine of world's top athletes, about 4,000 times over 21 days.
7. Gravity Research Subject–They lie still for weeks on end to test the effects of gravity deficiency.
6. Microsoft Security Grunt–They receive about 100,000 dings per year indicating that something in the Microsoft empire may have gone terribly wrong.
5. Coursework Carcass Preparer–They kill, pickle, and bottle the critters taht schoolkids cut up.
4. Garbologist–They dig through dumpsters to analyze modern consumption patterns and how quickly waste breaks down.
3. Elephant Vasectomist–Not pretty.
2. Oceanographer–They analyze the detrimental effects of over fishing, dead zones, water pollution, etc. destroying our oceans day in and day out.
1. Hazmat Diver–They swim in sewage. Enough said.