Fish Processor

Good Pay? Median weekly earnings of $370 in 1996

Good Working Conditions?

Work in a cool, wet, damp, fishy smelling environment in which your forced to stand most of the day.
Hands and clothes may become soiled with blood or scales .
Scale, clean, scrap, pick blood, and other waste (poop) while inspecting fish on a conveyor, using knives, scalers and power equipment.
Repetitive slicing and lifting often lead to cumulative trauma injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Cool damp floors increase the likelihood of slips and falls and serious threat of disabling injuries.

Embarrassd when asked "what you do for a living"
Yes, but at least your not a telemarketer!