Maybe not one for everyone, but if you prefer beer to chocolate then many breweries hire technologists to check the quality of their drink before it goes on sale. In order to thrive in this job you have to have an adept palate – and that doesn’t mean being able to sink six pints on a Friday night.
It’s still a pretty popular job; when Welsh brewery Evan-Evans started the search for a group of beer tasters to help with the development of a new beer range, the company received more than 250 applications.
Of course, if you'd rather be selling the beer than tasting it, then the career of a bar manager awaits.