Reddleman

Fancy a job with travel opportunities? As a reddleman, you'll need to cover many a mile selling pieces of red ochre, a clay that is naturally infused with iron oxide. Shepherds will be keen to do business with you as they use one of your concoctions – red ochre mixed with chalk (reddle) – for marking their sheep.

There is one small problem, however. The iron oxide will penetrate your clothes, skin, hair, horse, wagon and anything else it comes into contact with, so you will be continuously red in colour yourself. Expect to be feared by small children and taunted by slightly larger ones, and to generally spend your time as a bit of an outcast.

The pay for your troubles will be small, but there's no point in making yourself red in the face by arguing with any customers to get a better price – they won't even notice.

Tasks & duties

• Travelling the country selling reddle.
• Helping customers choose the appropriate product.
• Negotiating prices with customers.
  

Personal requirements

• Customer service and sales skills.
• Basic maths skills.
• Ideally polite, friendly and helpful (but typically gruff, unfriendly and downright rude!)