How stressed are you at work? Deadlines, projects, and responsibilities come with a certain level of stress, and Job site CareerCast wanted to measure that. Their study looked at 11 factors across 200 occupations. The factors included: travel, growth potential, strict deadlines, working in the public eye, competitiveness within the organization, physical demands, environmental conditions, life being put at risk, hazards, meeting the public, and having another person’s life in your hands.
This is what they found:
Least Stressful Jobs
1. Audiologist – Median salary: $69,720
2. Hair stylist – Median salary: $22,700
3. Jeweler – Median salary: $35,350
4. University professor – Median salary: $64,290
5. Seamstress/Tailor – Median salary: $26,280
6. Dietitian – Median salary: $55,240
7. Medical records technician – Median salary: $34,160
8. Librarian – Median salary: $55,370
9. Multimedia artist – Median salary: $61,370
10. Drill press operator – Median salary: $35,580
Most Stressful Jobs
1. Enlisted Military – Median salary: $28,840
2. Military General – Median salary: $196,300
3. Firefighter – Median salary: $45,250
4. Airline Pilot – Median salary: $$114,200
5. Event Coordinator – Median salary: $45,810
6. Public Relations Exec – Median salary: $54,170
7. Corp. Exec (Senior) – Median salary: $168,140
8. Newspaper Reporter – Median salary: $35,870
9. Police Officer – Median salary: $55,270
10. Taxi Driver – Median salary: $22,820
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