9. Badass Scientist/Historian/Amateur Cryptologist (The Da Vinci Code, National Treasure etc)
Awesomeness Level: 7/10. Movies like this love making up job titles that nobody really has in real life; cryptologists and symbologists are basically just historians who do a little mathematical analysis on the side, and if that's not bad enough, movies will almost always see fit to have them effortlessly shed their lab coats and instantaneously transform into badass action heroes. It's a pretty awesome profession in the sense that it deviates away from cliche and refuses the "employee" to be stereotyped; you're not the typical nerd nor the brainless action hero. And that's exactly why it's so unrealistic.
Risk of Death: 5/10. Perhaps it's because these sorts of films by their sheer nature have to be pretty campy in order to work, but there's never a real sense of threat to the protagonist; he always manages to slip out of harm's way just in time. Hence, despite all the apparent danger one would face in any job with "badass" in the title, you'll be in pretty safe hands here.