Looking for a last-minute Halloween costume? Get inspired by these 8 spooky jobs that could make a frightening addition to your Halloween activities. In the slideshow above, find a few ideas from PayScale, which has put together a list of the scariest professions. If, after an afternoon playing the part, you're interested in a more permanent switch, they've included how much each job pays. The data set is comprised of 10,832 U.S. employee salary profiles completed between October 2017 and October 2019. Check out PayScale's 2019 list of spooky jobs, along with their national median compensation totals, in the slideshow above. This is an update of a story that first published on BenefitsPro. See also: 

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