Do you have the most stressful job in the world? Job site lists the best and worst for stress
By David Gardner
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1380529/Job-site-CareerCast-lists-b...
It is one thing getting a job in these tough times – it’s quite another handling the stress that comes with it.
A survey carried out by an internet job finder has ranked the most stressful and the least stressful careers.
According to CareerCast, 70 per cent of all employees say that work is the main cause of their stress, with nearly half of those questioned attributing it to worries about job stability.
Relaxed: Early 1900s philosopher Bertrand Russell had one of the least stressful jobs around
Stressed? Early 1900s philosopher Bertrand Russell, left, had one of the least stressful jobs around whereas Chelsey Sullenberger, right, who landed a US Airways Airbus 320 safely in the Hudson River, has the toughest
Stressful: In 2009, Captain Sullenberger landed this US Airways Airbus plane in the Hudson River, after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines
Stressful: In 2009, Captain Sullenberger landed this US Airways Airbus plane in the Hudson River, after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines
Many people also complained their employers paid little heed to trying to help them find a good balance between work and the rest of their lives.
The 2011 stress list is led by commercial pilots, but their $100,000 plus annual salaries might make up for some of the angst.
At the other end of the stress scale, the health care field makes up five of the ten spots in the survey’s list of least stressful jobs with audiologist coming out as the best bet.
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The toughest blue collar jobs are more predictable, with firefighters, who are paid an average $45,222, topping the list and police officers and prison guards not far behind.
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To find the rankings, researchers reviewed the differences in five key criteria - environmental factors, income, outlook, physical demands and stress.
With the last category, they broke it down into factors like travel, deadlines, whether the work was in the public eye, competitiveness, hazards and whether your own life or that of another was at risk.
CareerCast’s stress lists in full:
MOST STRESSFUL BLUE COLLAR
1. Firefighter, $45,222
2. Taxi Driver, $21,127
3. Police Officer, $49,185
4. Highway Patrol Officer, $53,171
5. Lumberjack, $32,109
6. Painter, $34,152
7. Corrections Officer, $39,150
8. Ironworker, 34,127
9. Construction Foreman, $82,210
10. Roofer, $34,168
LEAST STRESSFUL BLUE COLLAR
1. Bookbinder, $31,194
2. Photographic Worker, $26,182
3. Musical Repairer, $33,211
4. Automobile Assembler, $27,263
5. Precision Assembler, $28,150
6. Forklift Operator, $30,144
7. Furniture Upholsterer, $30,147
8. Drill-Press Operator, $31,124
9. Vending Machine Repairer, $30,147
10. Appliance Repairer, $34,152
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Indeed, being a firefighter exposes a person to lots of stress. But it is offset by the feeling of satisfaction when he is able to help people in need.
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