9 Offbeat Careers That Pay Much More Than You Think

By siliconindia  |   Monday, 17 November 2014, 23:15 IST
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Meeting, Wedding or Event Planner—$57,000
There is nothing more rewarding than making people happy on the best day of their lives. being a wedding planner will definitely give you the edge for your creativity, business skills and interpersonal skills as well as earn more than you think.
Being an event planner could be a high stress job, but on the other hand, there’s definitely not going to be a dull moment. Plus, the reward at the end of a job is satisfying. The median salary is $57,2000 and highly talented event planner with the right skills could command a salary into the six figures according to www1.salary.com.
Video Game Tester—up to $100,000
What can be more relaxing than being a video game tester? Well it can be rightfully said as one of the most loved jobs, which pays more than you think.
Working in gaming industry involves creativity and tech-savvy individuals to create exciting and entertaining experiences for players. Video game testers are the individuals who look out for problems and take different approaches to test games in a range of ways.
As the DNA of game tester’s lies with software, these individuals are responsible for finding out issues in coding, fixing bugs as well as controlling everything from the characters, features and movements, to the environment and storyline.
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