Career Graveyard
What job used to involve punching tickets operating streetcars, trams, and trains.
Conductor
A haunted house guide notices guests remember directions best when they see a spooky map rather than hear instructions. What type of learner are they?
Visual Learner
What is the profession of the man who created Frankenstein (although this was not the case in the original story by Mary Shelley)
Doctor (Dr.)
On Dirty Jobs, workers had to remove animal waste and clean livestock areas. What career is responsible for caring domesticated livestock and their living spaces?
Farmer (or Farm Worker)
What career is responsible for designing and building the walls, rooms, and physical structures that guests walk through in a haunted attraction?
Carpenter (or Set Builder)
Before phone numbers, who's job was it to patch through through calls over the telephone?
Operator
A student volunteering at a Halloween costume shop loves helping customers, working with people, and giving advice. Which Holland Code personality type would best fit this interest?
Social (Helpers)
Who holds the title "King of Halloween" in the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Jack Skellington
Some Dirty Jobs episodes featured workers who collected household garbage and handled unpleasant waste every day. What career performs this important community service?
Garbage Collector / Waste Collection Worker
What job involves making our zombie actors faces, wounds, and monsterouse appearances look convincing?
Makeup Artist / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Due to the lack of private refrigeration whose job was it to deliver dairy produce by hand, often on a daily basis?
Milkman
While exploring a creepy abandoned mansion, one student chooses to analyze every clue logically before opening the next door. Which MBTI preference does this demonstrate?
Thinking (T)
In the film Backrooms (2026) protagonist Clark works in sales. What does he sell?
Furniture
Mike Rowe often worked with crews who entered underground sewer systems to inspect, clean, and repair them. What career does this type of work?
Sewer Maintenance Worker / Sewer Technician
What career specializes in designing the lighting effects that make a haunted house feel dark, eerie, and suspenseful?
Lighting Technician (or Lighting Designer)
Prior to digital media, what kind of "route" was a common first source of income for young people?
Paper route
Enterprising (Persuader)
What horror story features Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer who takes a job as the winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel?
The Shining (1980)
On one episode, workers cleaned, monitored, and processed wastewater to ensure it could be safely returned to the environment. What career is responsible for this work?
Wastewater Treatment Operator
The owner of a haunted house wants to know how many tickets were sold, how much money was earned. What career is responsible for tracking and organizing this financial information?
Accountant
Before gas and electric streetlights, what worker traveled through towns each evening making sure city streets were lit by hand?
Lamplighter
You and a friend want to dress up as the inventors of the MBTI for Halloween? What were their first names?
Katharine and Isabel
In Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Norman Bates is the owner and manager of what kind of establishment?
Bates Motel
Some of the most challenging Dirty Jobs involved investigating animal diseases and examining deceased animals to determine the cause of death. What career specializes in this type of work?
Veterinary Pathologist (or Animal Pathologist)
A haunted house needs someone to plan the overall experience, coordinate the various teams, and ensure every room contributes to a cohesive theme. What career would be best suited for this responsibility?
Creative Director (or Attraction Designer)