Analysing over 200 jobs, the group\u00a0has developed a stress-ranking system which considers 11 different job demands which can evoke stress.<\/p>\n
These factors are:<\/p>\n
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- Travel<\/li>\n
- Deadlines<\/li>\n
- Working in the public eye<\/li>\n
- Competitiveness<\/li>\n
- Physical demands<\/li>\n
- Environmental conditions<\/li>\n
- Hazards encountered<\/li>\n
- The life of oneself or others at risk<\/li>\n
- Meeting and interacting with customers and\/or the public<\/li>\n
- and the potential for job growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Firefighters and police officers face life-threatening situations routinely as a fundamental part of their jobs.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Taking these factors into account, these are the 10 most stressful jobs in the world:<\/p>\n
![\"Firefighter\"](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Firefighter.png\")
Putting your life on the line every day makes fire fighting one of the most stressful jobs in the world<\/p><\/div>\n
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Most Stressful jobs<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n #<\/th>\n Job<\/th>\n Stress score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Enlisted military personnel<\/td>\n 84.78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Firefighter<\/td>\n 60.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Airline Pilot<\/td>\n 60.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Police Officer<\/td>\n 53.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Event Coordinator<\/td>\n 49.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Public Relations Executive<\/td>\n 48.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Senior Corporate Executive<\/td>\n 47.46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Broadcaster<\/td>\n 47.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Newspaper Reporter<\/td>\n 46.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Taxi Driver<\/td>\n 46.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n These are the jobs that scored lowest in the ranking:<\/p>\n
![\"Professor\"](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Professor.png\")
Tenured university professors have one of the least stressful jobs, according to the study<\/p><\/div>\n
Least Stressful jobs<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n #<\/th>\n Job<\/th>\n Stress score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Information Security Analyst<\/td>\n 3.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Diagnostic Medical Sonographer<\/td>\n 4.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Tenured University Professor<\/td>\n 6.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Hair Stylist<\/td>\n 7.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Medical Records Technician<\/td>\n 7.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Medical Laboratory Technician<\/td>\n 8.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Jeweler<\/td>\n 9.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Audiologist<\/td>\n 9.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Dietitian<\/td>\n 10.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Librarian<\/td>\n 10.58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n More on stress<\/h3>\n
Is work stressing you out?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Workplace stress costs SA R3bn annually<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n