Crystal Burchhardt has worked as a mermaid for the past two years. “If I’m swimming, I have to get my makeup on, my tights, and I have to get my tail ready. Then we wait by the tube and jump in.”

On a recent July outing, Julie Harter caught three gators. She catches 300 to 500 a year. “This is my fun job!” she says.

Nicholas Toth has been handcrafting copper and brass diving helmets in Tarpon Springs for over 30 years, continuing a 100-year family tradition begun by his grandfather.

The J.C. Newman Cigar Company produces and distributes premium cigars using human-assisted machines. Asked when she will retire, Winnie Money says: “When Mr. Newman has to pick me off the floor.”

Monster Jam technician/driver B.J. Johnson talks about what it is like to work on, and drive, a monster truck.