Who feels that their job is stressful? Raise your hand! I am betting that most of us will raise our hands. Who hasn’t had the experience of being stressed out by our occupation? Jobs can be a major stress trigger costing us an estimated $200 billion due to absenteeism, lost productivity and insurance claims. But for some occupations, stress can be a huge aspect of the job. Some people will thrive in what most consider to be stressful work circumstances and some people will not. Knowing myself and my anxiety related issues, I would simply not be able to do some types of jobs. But what exactly makes a job stressful? Recently CareerCast came up with a top ten list of the most stressful jobs in America. To come up with this list they came up with “Mega Factors” or what they felt were the most important factors to affect stress levels on the job. Among the factors they looked at included: Work environment, job competitiveness, opportunity for either advancement or risk of unemployment, physical demands, time pressures, and safety risks. Here is their list of the top ten most stressful jobs in America with the job of firefighting being considered the most stressful. 1. Firefighter 2. Corporate Executive 3. Taxi Driver 4. Surgeon 5. Police Officer 6. Commercial Pilot 7. Highway Patrol Officer 8. Public Relations Officer 9. Advertising Executive 10. Real Estate Agent To read more details about this top ten list you can visit healthcentral/anxiety/c/157571/110284/stressful-jobs?ap=2003
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 23:21:35 +0000
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