The most and least stressful jobs in 2016
Every job has inherent stresses attached – it’s a part of being an adult in the working world – but some jobs are way more stressful than others.
According to jobs network, CareerCast, the amount of stress a worker experiences can be predicted by looking at the demands and crises inherent in their job.
Analysing over 200 jobs, the group has developed a stress-ranking system which considers 11 different job demands which can evoke stress.
These factors are:
- Travel
- Deadlines
- Working in the public eye
- Competitiveness
- Physical demands
- Environmental conditions
- Hazards encountered
- The life of oneself or others at risk
- Meeting and interacting with customers and/or the public
- and the potential for job growth
Each demand is assigned a range of points. A high score is awarded if a particular demand is a major part of the job, while fewer points are awarded if the demand is a small part of the job.
“Jobs can be remarkably stressful, albeit for remarkably different reasons. The stress inherent with working as a police officer or firefighter, for example, is readily apparent,” the group said.
Firefighters and police officers face life-threatening situations routinely as a fundamental part of their jobs.
Other jobs, such as PR managers and corporate executives, face stresses that are less apparent – such as meeting deadlines or other demands involved with the position.
Taking these factors into account, these are the 10 most stressful jobs in the world:
Putting your life on the line every day makes fire fighting one of the most stressful jobs in the world
Most Stressful jobs
| # | Job | Stress score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enlisted military personnel | 84.78 |
| 2 | Firefighter | 60.59 |
| 3 | Airline Pilot | 60.46 |
| 4 | Police Officer | 53.82 |
| 5 | Event Coordinator | 49.93 |
| 6 | Public Relations Executive | 48.46 |
| 7 | Senior Corporate Executive | 47.46 |
| 8 | Broadcaster | 47.30 |
| 9 | Newspaper Reporter | 46.76 |
| 10 | Taxi Driver | 46.33 |
These are the jobs that scored lowest in the ranking:
Tenured university professors have one of the least stressful jobs, according to the study
Least Stressful jobs
| # | Job | Stress score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Security Analyst | 3.80 |
| 2 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 4.00 |
| 3 | Tenured University Professor | 6.94 |
| 4 | Hair Stylist | 7.47 |
| 5 | Medical Records Technician | 7.55 |
| 6 | Medical Laboratory Technician | 8.89 |
| 7 | Jeweler | 9.10 |
| 8 | Audiologist | 9.30 |
| 9 | Dietitian | 10.23 |
| 10 | Librarian | 10.58 |
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