Worst Jobs: 7 Professions That Seem Too Awful To Be Real

By John Kuroski | Edited By Savannah Cox

Published April 11, 2017

Updated November 9, 2023

Worst Jobs: Forensic Entomologist

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Forensic entomology is the study of insects in relation to a criminal matter. The forensic entomologist has the glamorous task of studying rotting corpses and the insects found within them to ascertain the causes of death.

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John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.

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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.

Kuroski, John. "The 7 Worst Jobs In The Entire World." AllThatsInteresting.com, April 11, 2017, https://allthatsinteresting.com/worlds-worst-jobs. Accessed April 25, 2024.