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- There are several jobs in the White House that some may consider unusual.
- There’s an entire office of calligraphers who handwrite invitations, menus, and certificates, while there’s also a team of stenographers who record the president’s every word.
- The White House also employs people who construct world-famous gingerbread houses and someone to walk the president to his residence at night.
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All over the US, there are weird jobs that you probably never knew existed, and the same can be said for the White House. While President Trump’s White House employs over 400 people, some positions are just plain unusual — yet most pay fairly well.
Here are seven of the more unconventional White House jobs, from the highest-paid to the lowest.
A "body man" is hired to assist and keep close tabs on the president, including walking him home at night.
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The special assistant and personal aide to the president is typically referred to as the "body man." In many ways, this person is like an assistant, organizing the president’s daily life. Oftentimes, the body man is one of the first people to greet the president in the morning, and he walks the POTUS to the residence at night. The body man often travels with the president, and is also his go-to person if he needs newspapers, briefings, and even pens, according to Politico.
President Trump’s first body man, John McEntee, made $115,000 in 2017.
The stenographers are responsible for following the president around and taking a written record of everything he says.
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White House stenographers are responsible for recording everything the president says, especially when speaking to the press or the public. President Barack Obama’s former stenographer, Beck Dorey-Stein, told NPR that she had to "stalk" the president to ensure that she didn’t miss a word. The recordings are submitted to the presidential archives to make sure there is no "miscommunication or confusion."
In the Trump administration, the director of stenography makes $95,500 per year.
The White House employs several calligraphers just to handwrite special invitations.
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The White House has a calligrapher office, which began in the 1860s, that holds an entire staff of people devoted to handwriting invitations, menus, certificates, documents, and letters for the president. The calligraphers also specialize in personalizing fonts and symbols for certain cultures and guests.
In the Trump administration, the chief calligrapher makes $99,400 per year.
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Source: Business Insider – folito@businessinsider.com (Frank Olito)