Ten Worst Jobs in Science The less glamorous side of research, from toxic waste to whale feces By Sophie Goldstein Posted Jul 4, 2007 11:47 AM CDT Copied ' (Index Stock (http://www.indexstock.com)) Hazmat diver: They swim in sewage, toxic spills and other undesirable liquid environments. Oceanographer: With the coral reefs dying, pollutants rising, and overfishing it's just one long stream of bad news. Elephant vasectomist: With a testicle a foot in diameter, it isn't exactly a walk in the wildlife preserve. Garbologist: These scientists take dumpster diving to a whole new level. Coursework carcass preparer: Someone has to get those fetal pigs ready for the classroom. Microsoft security grunt: Fixing all the bugs in Windows is a sisyphean task. Gravity research subject: Subjects stay in bed for a month to simulate muscle wasting in space. Olympic drug tester: A lose-lose game. Miss a cheat and the media pounces, catch one and a nation hates you. Forensic entomologist: These lucky scientists study maggots in corpses to determine the time of death. Whale-feces researcher: Whale poo is semi-liquid gold for these folk. Read These Next Trump laid a 'trap' for Democrats, and GOP aims to pounce. Men's, women's hockey players stick together after Trump joke. Christina Applegate pulls back the curtain on her real life. Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founder hears his fate. Report an error