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Job you’ve probably never heard of pays £50k a YEAR & you won’t need a degree… but you better be brave

A JOB you've probably never heard of pays £50k a YEAR and you won't need a degree - but there's a catch.

Fearless window cleaners responsible for making sure London's The Gherkin is sparkling can earn huge salaries.

Fearless window cleaners responsible for making sure London's The Gherkin is sparkling can earn huge salaries
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Fearless window cleaners responsible for making sure London's The Gherkin is sparkling can earn huge salariesCredit: Getty
Standing at 180metres tall and with nearly 7500 window panes, the iconic building is a big cleaning project
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Standing at 180metres tall and with nearly 7500 window panes, the iconic building is a big cleaning projectCredit: Getty - Contributor

Standing at 180metres tall and with nearly 7500 window panes, the iconic building is a big cleaning project.

But you could earn £50k per year if you're brave enough to scale the sides, reports.

It usually takes nine cleaners about 10 days to complete the mammoth project.

Window cleaners don't usually need university degrees - but given the scale needed for this job other training is likely required.

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Another UK resident who works an odd job has shared her experience as a female bin collector.

Julie said: "I'm a loader, I work for Newport Council, I go see loads of people when I put their bins back.

"They said 'oh it's not very often you see a woman on the bins' but there's a first time for everything, a woman can do a man's job, it's not just a man's job.

An even weirder job was offered by a university in California, who put out a call for someone to earn money by eating avocados.

They were inundated with applications and 250 people managed to snag a place on the three-month trial.

From cuddling people for money to mourning the deaths of strangers on a day-to-day basis, there's a whole glut of unusual jobs if you're looking for a career change.

Even better, most of them don't even require prior training or experience.

So if you're desperate to get out of the office for good, here's a look at some of the strangest jobs that you could be doing - and how to apply for them.

You'll get to see wonderful sunsets while at work
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You'll get to see wonderful sunsets while at workCredit: Getty - Contributor
And you're positioned in the heart of London's financial district
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And you're positioned in the heart of London's financial districtCredit: Getty - Contributor
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