I worked with a teacher who was also an NFL cheerleader. I knew it couldn't pay that much if teaching 4th graders was her day job.

NFL cheerleaders are required to have permanent full time employment before being considered. I don't know about other squads but the Sea Gals (Seattle Seahawks cheerleaders) make an hourly wage, plus they get bonuses for public appearances.

Depending on location and skill level, bartenders and casino dealers can make bank!!!

Bartenders get a higher wage than servers, they get tipped out by the servers, and tipped by customers. Most bartenders do pretty well for themselves.

I worked as a naturalist doing education and working with animals, mostly training birds. Everyone though it was a cool job. After 13 years and becoming director of a department, I made just under 20,000 a year. Working 30 hours a week as a zoo keeper now, as the most junior person in my department, I make the same amount.

Flight Attendants have a cool job but not much pay.

Trying to figure the math regarding the cheerleaders annual salary. $50 per games with 10 home games per season (including pre-season) would be only $500 per year, correct?

I would add high school drama director to that list. I can't speak for the country as a whole, but in my area it doesn't pay much at all. In a large district, I only make 7k a year for doing a job that requires me to be at work 20+ hours a week normally and around 60 hours on the week of the show. The director at a smaller high school in my area does the job voluntarily. At one of the "richer" high schools nearby, their directors only make around 10k a year. The job is "super cool" because we're not only getting to use our creativity and put on great shows, but we're sharing our love of the arts with future generations and helping them become productive adults. The job is a blast and every director will tell you they absolutely love it. But we certainly don't do it for the money!