{"id":2808,"date":"2014-05-20T13:21:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T13:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2808"},"modified":"2014-05-20T13:21:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T13:21:06","slug":"raven-master-number-one-unusual-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/raven-master-number-one-unusual-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven Master ‘number one unusual job’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know any professional wing walkers? How about a crown jeweller or a raven master?<\/p>\n

If so, you're pals with someone with one of the most usual jobs in Britain, it seems.<\/p>\n

These three careers are all entries on a new top ten, compiled through research and a public poll, of Brtain's most unusual ways to earn a living.<\/p>\n

Raven master actually came out at number one in the list, which came to light in the wake of research commissioned by the TV channel Yesterday in celebration of Secrets of Britain, a new TV series.<\/p>\n

London Dungeons Actor came at two on the list, with Swan Marker at three, professional wing walker at four and Queens piper at five.<\/p>\n

The sixth most unusual job option is professional tea taster, according to the list.<\/p>\n

Then there's crown jeweller, Gherkin window cleaner, Beefeater and MI5 inteligence officer rounding off the ten-strong chart.  <\/p>\n

Researchers found unusual occupations then asked a panel of 2,000 people to rate their oddness – and that's how the top ten was created.<\/p>\n

The Raven Master is someone who takes care of ravens at the Tower of London.<\/p>\n

The Swan Marker, on the other hand – a role currently taken by a man called David Barber – takes responsibility for every UK swan, doing things like organising a River Thames Swan Upping and helping to keep track of how healthy the swan population is.<\/p>\n

Secrets of Britain focuses on a British institution every week, with episodes on the Secret Service, Tower of London and London Underground, for example.<\/p>\n

In a list of important or selfless jobs, soldier would doubtless rank highly. If you want to chat with British soldiers and other members of the armed forces online, why not join our site and become penpals with one of our forces or civilian members?\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801721630-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Top ten list of unusual jobs created. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nRaven Master 'number one unusual job' - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/raven-master-number-one-unusual-job\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raven Master 'number one unusual job' - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Top ten list of unusual jobs created.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" 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