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7 Dream Jobs You Wish You Were Waking Up To Every Day

BY Team Loanstreet

Updated 08 Aug 2025




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*This article was first written by Caitlyn Ng. The content and information on this article might be changed or updated periodically by Team Loanstreet without notice

 

Waking up each morning to face the prospect of going to work can be something that many people dread doing, especially if you find yourself wondering if time could move any slower. It’s nevertheless a necessity; who else will pay for that car, bills, mortgage, and yearly escapade? Perhaps this list of seven dream jobs would be more up your street in case you’re looking for something a little less “yawn”!


 

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1) Island caretaker

 

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Speaking of yearly escapades, what if you could have your cake and eat it, too? Imagine travelling to an island paradise, then getting paid a comfortable salary to take care of said island. That’s exactly what a select few people get to do, like Ben Southall, who won a six-month contract to become the official caretaker of Australia’s breathtaking Hamilton Island.

 

If that sounds easy enough, it’s not all surf, sand, sun, and fun. Southall was required to produce a blog documenting his adventures there, inclusive of photos, video diaries and tweets. If you think you’re up for the USD111,000 a year (roughly RM468,000) job, make sure you have an affinity with water (swimming, snorkeling, diving, and sailing) and plenty of time management skills.

 

2) Lego professor

 

 

All those years of playing with your toys and never finishing your homework may just lead you to this dream job. Enter, the Lego Professor of Play (the official title)! Before you think this is a sham, bear in mind that this position is at the prestigious Cambridge University, England. While you may not be able to play with Lego pieces all day long, you’ll be conducting valuable research into how creative playtime can help with early childhood development.

 

With an annual salary of approximately GBP84,000 (roughly RM467,000), Professor Paul Ramchandani was the right candidate who possessed unique skills such as “a childlike mindset: playful, extremely curious, open-minded, imaginative and creative”.

 

3) Water slide tester

 

 

Theme parks have always been one of the most popular destinations for families and thrill-seekers during long holidays. Now, wouldn’t it be swell if you could test out your favourite rides while still getting paid? Holiday giant First Choice put out an advertisement for a water slide tester to rate their SplashWorld resorts’ slides and flumes on all safety aspects, in addition to characteristics such as ‘biggest splash’ and ‘adrenaline factor’.

 

The six-month GBP20,000 (roughly RM111,000) contract was won by Sebastian Smith, including all-expenses paid trips to the company’s resorts around the world. In addition to having a willingness to travel, the candidate had to have strong written and verbal skills for a good social media presence.

 

4) Chocolate taster/scientist

 

Are you salivating yet? Calling all chocoholics, there’s now a job you can excel in! Bear in mind that it’s not as simple as stuffing your face and declaring your feelings for it; there’s a lot of chemistry, math, and technicalities involved in finding the perfect flavour. Godiva Chocolates is one such employer – expect to earn anywhere between USD24,000 to USD70,000 (roughly RM101,000 to RM295,000) per annum.

 

You could also be a chocolate scientist tasked with coming up with new creations, like Hayleigh Curtis. As part of a 300-strong team, she shoulders the responsibility of creating and developing every new chocolate product by Mondelez International, whose portfolio includes Cadbury’s and Milka. Fun fact: Ms Curtis has had her taste buds insured for GBP1 mil (roughly RM5.6 mil)!

 

5) Professional sleeper

 

This career sounds like a dream, and it’s the most comfortable one on this list. A professional sleeper does just what its title says: sleeps for a living. Someone needs to test the quality, durability, and comfort of bedding materials, and who better for the job than a professional? There are various roles a professional sleeper can adopt, most notably a bed tester, an exhibitionist sleeper, or a scientific research subject.

 

Roisin Madigan had the privilege of becoming a luxury bed tester for England-based bed company Simon Horn Ltd, where she was required to test beds in the showroom under a variety of conditions while blogging about each one. Some of these conditions included being under the influence of caffeine or alcohol. At the end of one month, she earned GBP1,000 (roughly RM5,500) just for relaxing!

 

6) Video game tester

 

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All those nights when your parent yelled at you for constantly playing video games and not studying/finishing your homework might become a profitable skill. Even though it’s the dream job of a significant number of people, by now you would’ve realised that none of these jobs are only fun and games. At the forefront of a tester’s responsibility is to detect all bugs and software defects within a game, which means prolonged gameplay of any title given to them.

 

According to an anonymous tester, an important skill to have as a tester is the ability to keep your cool in a frustrating situation. What’s the pay like? “It’s usually pretty low. The industry standard is around USD16 – 18 (roughly RM67 – 76) an hour.”

 

7) Netflix tagger

 

 

The final entry on this list should make those who love binge-watching sit up and take notice. Netflix – that famous American entertainment company – has a team of 40 ‘taggers’, part-time employees who are assigned to tag various TV series and movies with the appropriate genres. Taggers are required to be objective and detached when they start watching each given title, since it involves a long process of categorising, tagging, and sub-tagging the storyline.

 

While there are no official figures out there on how much a tagger earns, the LA Times has reportedly estimated that they can earn up to several hundred dollars per week. The pay isn’t too shabby for a part-time job, although it must be noted that you must watch any content given to you, no matter how horrible!

 

*The above article is intended for informational purposes only. Loanstreet accepts no responsibility for loss that may arise from reliance on information contained in the articles.

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