All who receive wages are paid for it by a certain level of stress, both physical and psychological. To determine most stressful professionsCareerCast job search site rated 200 professions according to 11 stress factors.
Among them:
- business trips;
- deadlines;
- other people's attitude to the profession;
- physical exercise;
- competitiveness;
- environmental conditions;
- potential hazards;
- risk to one’s own life or the lives of others;
- potential for job growth;
- interaction with customers;
- interaction with the public.
Here's what the top 10 most stressful professions of 2016 look like.
10. Taxi driver
Being a taxi driver means dealing with all kinds of frustrations, including rude, drunk (or both) customers and spending hours driving in conditions that are far from comfort. And many customers try to run away without paying.
9. Newspaper reporter
The stress of the reporter is due to frequent deadlines, interviews with strangers and the possibility of a business trip to a place dangerous to life and health. However, many journalists find their work extremely useful and exciting.
8. TV presenter
Both viewers and employers impose very strict requirements on television hosts. Representatives of this profession should have a pleasant appearance, ideally control the voice and facial expression, have a sense of humor, good reaction, intelligence and resourcefulness. Constant public appearances are a test for the psyche that can lead to serious stress.
7. Top manager
Who doesn't want to be the boss? You sit in a soft chair, give orders, and drink coffee. Ideal life. However, managers are responsible for making decisions that can lead the company to both success and ruin. And behind the line already lined up from those who want to take a warm place.
6. Specialist in public relations
Work on public relations includes communication with different people, including noisy, rude and simply inappropriate. Moreover, work may include many trips and speeches. But they pay decently.
5. Event organizer
Short deadlines, high expectations of customers and close attention to detail - this is what accompanies the activities of the event organizer. And if only something goes wrong, a ton of negativity will immediately pour out onto the organizer.
4. The policeman
Police officers have to deal with potentially life-threatening situations, they have high physical and moral requirements, and the contingent with which they have to work is unpleasant. In exchange, they receive substantial salaries, early retirement and generous benefits.
3. Pilot
The flight safety of an aircraft depends on the skill of the pilots. Every day they work under strong psychological pressure, because the lives of many passengers are potentially dependent on their decisions. In addition, competition for jobs in large airlines is very fierce.
2. Firefighter
Firefighters, like police, constantly face life-threatening situations. On the other hand, public attitudes towards firefighters are generally more positive than towards police officers. It is unlikely that you met headlines in the press "a fireman saved a man from the fire for a large bribe."
1. Serviceman
The first number in the ranking of the most stressful professions is the military. Their work involves injury and possibly death. In military personnel participating in military operations, in addition to physical injuries, psychological problems and post-traumatic stress disorder are not uncommon. In addition, it is not easy for them to apply their skills in the civilian labor market.
