Thousands of applicants take a shot at paintball 'bullet tester' job

Getting shot by paint bullets every day for a living might not sound like everyone’s idea of a perfect career, but that hasn’t stopped some 10,000 people applying for a job as a paintball 'bullet tester'.

According to UKPaintball, who posted the vacancy, people from all over the world have applied for the position, including countries as far reaching as America, Canada and India.

The response to the role, which pays £40,000 a year pro rata has surprised UKPaintball owner, Justin Toohig, who said: "This incredible response is the last thing we expected when we posted the advert.