Firefighters, soldiers and pilots have most stress; hair stylists, audiologists and professors have low demands, deadlines and danger
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Firefighter, enlisted military personnel, airline pilot and police officer top CareerCast's 2015 list of the nation's most stressful jobs due to their physical danger, unpredictability and negative psychological effects. People in these high-stress jobs work in constantly changing conditions, must be prepared for a crisis and be ready to keep people safe without losing their cool.
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Of course, not all of the most stressful jobs of 2015 involve personal risk. Event coordinators, who are entrusted with seeing that the expectations of large groups are met without problem, face tight deadlines and high expectations. Rounding out the most stressful jobs are actor, broadcaster, photojournalist and lastly, newspaper reporter, which has a negative job growth of -13 percent, an average median salary of $37,090, and faces the constant threat of layoffs.
While these jobs are a great match for those with the passion and drive necessary to succeed in such an environment, people who prefer a low-stress profession should consider a career as a hair stylist, audiologist or university professor, three of the least stressful jobs of 2015.
"Stress can come from a variety of factors, including tight deadlines, long hours and the need to put your life on the line while protecting others," explains Tony Lee, publisher, CareerCast.com. "It takes a thick skin and keen attention detail to thrive in environments fraught with hazards and long hours."
If your life is already filled with stress, CareerCast suggests you consider a profession that offers job security, a good hiring outlook and salary, but few physical demands, deadlines and danger. If you spend your days working one-on-one with others helping them in some way, and your schedule tends to be set more by you than by others, you likely have a job with a healthy stress level. "Job satisfaction and the pleasure of helping others can certainly go a long way to outweighing stress," says Lee.
While several of the least stressful jobs, such as hair stylist, seamstress and forklift operator, don't require an advanced degree, landing a less-stressful job may require a higher level of education. Of the 10 least-stressful jobs, half require at least a bachelor's degree. Audiologists and tenured university professors require postsecondary education and some positions require doctorates.
CareerCast's Most Stressful Jobs of 2015:
|
Profession |
Stress Score1 |
Median Salary2 |
Projected Growth3 |
|
|
1. |
Firefighter |
71.59 |
$45,600 |
7% |
|
2. |
Enlisted Military Personnel |
70.78 |
$28,840 |
N/A |
|
3. |
Military General |
63.11 |
$196,300 |
N/A |
|
4. |
Airline Pilot |
60.46 |
$98,410 |
-1% |
|
5. |
Police Officer |
50.82 |
$56,980 |
5% |
|
6. |
Actor |
50.33 |
$46,070 |
4% |
|
7. |
Broadcaster |
50.30 |
$60,070 |
2% |
|
8. |
Event Coordinator |
49.93 |
$45,810 |
33% |
|
9. |
Photojournalist |
49.22 |
$42,530 |
3% |
|
10. |
Newspaper Reporter |
48.76 |
$37,090 |
-13% |
CareerCast's Least Stressful Jobs of 2015:
|
Profession |
Stress Score1 |
Median Salary2 |
Projected Growth3 |
|
|
1. |
Hair Stylist |
5.47 |
$22,770 |
13% |
|
2. |
Audiologist |
6.30 |
$69,720 |
34% |
|
3. |
University Professor (Tenured) |
6.94 |
$68,970 |
19% |
|
4. |
Medical Records Technician |
7.55 |
$34,160 |
22% |
|
5. |
Jeweler |
8.10 |
$35,350 |
-10% |
|
6. |
Medical Laboratory Technician |
8.98 |
$47,820 |
22% |
|
7. |
Seamstress/Tailor |
9.56 |
$25,590 |
1% |
|
8. |
Dietitian |
10.23 |
$55,240 |
21% |
|
9. |
Librarian |
10.58 |
$55,370 |
7% |
|
10. |
Forklift Operator |
11.43 |
$31,150 |
1% |
To read the full report, visit http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/most-stressful-jobs-2015
CareerCast's Stress Score1 methodology considered 11 different job demands, which can reasonably be expected to evoke stress, including deadlines, growth potential, physical demands, environmental conditions, hazards encountered, own life at risk, and life of another at risk.
Median Annual Salary2 and Projected Hiring Growth by 20223 are via the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
About CareerCast.com
CareerCast.com, created by Adicio, is a job search portal that offers extensive local, niche and national job listings from across North America; job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content; and videos and blogs; and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 800 niche career sites. CareerCast.com also compiles the Jobs Rated Report (www.jobsrated.com), where 200 jobs across North America are ranked based on detailed analysis of specific careers factors.
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