Best & Worst Jobs in the U.S.

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<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119236117055127.html">The Best and Worst Jobs</a> -- (criteria is: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress)



Of 200 Jobs studied, these came out on top -- and at the bottom:



The Best The Worst

1. Mathematician 200. Lumberjack

2. Actuary 199. Dairy Farmer

3. Statistician 198. Taxi Driver

4. Biologist 197. Seaman

5. Software Engineer 196. EMT

6. Computer Systems Analyst 195. Roofer

7. Historian 194. Garbage Collector

8. Sociologist 193. Welder

9. Industrial Designer 192. Roustabout

10. Accountant 191. Ironworker

11. Economist 190. Construction Worker

12. Philosopher 189. Mail Carrier

13. Physicist 188. Sheet Metal Worker

14. Parole Officer 187. Auto Mechanic

15. Meteorologist 186. Butcher

16. Medical Laboratory Technician 185. Nuclear Decontamination Tech

17. Paralegal Assistant 184. Nurse (LN)

18. Computer Programmer 183. Painter

19. Motion Picture Editor 182. Child Care Worker

20. Astronomer 181. Firefighter
 
I'm surprised to see nurse & firefighter so low & paralegal so high. All the people I know who became paralegals were pretty much miserable with their work. Motion Picture Editor is an interesting selection. How many opportunities are there in that field?
 
I'm thinking Motion Picture Editor has to rank higher than Parole Officer.
 
Hmm...Math and Stat...somewhat related to stocks but not sure why playing world of warcraft or starcraft, watching money grow in your brokerage account, playing loud music, drinking OJ, eating a bagel and doing it all in your boxer briefs didn't top the list...oh well. Thats why I got the job in LA I guess.
 
I don't know why garbage collector got so low either. It can't be that bad. They drive around in a truck all day and I always see them taking their long lunch breaks on the greenbelt. And I think the pay is pretty decent all things considering.
 
[quote author="GeorgeO" date=1231485945]I'm afraid to ask.... 192. Roustabout????</blockquote>


I had to look.... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roustabout">LINK</a>



That is my NWOTD!!
 
#183 Painter...



That doesn't make sense, a lot of Painters did very well for themselves, Take Rembrandt and Warhol for instance, they got to be pretty famous didn't they?



;-P
 
I don't know why EMT ranked so badly. Every time I see them, they are sitting in a grocery center parking lot in the ambulance, snacking and listening to the radio. I hear they make good money too and don't need a whole lot of schooling. I could be wrong but I don't even think they have to rush into burning buildings or be much in harm's way. Sounds good to me.
 
I wonder where engineers would go.... we do get alot of stress. Some even snap! Although that is few and far between.

Anyways good luck

-bix
 
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The original hostile Dilbert.
 
[quote author="ABC123" date=1231485746]I don't know why garbage collector got so low either. It can't be that bad. They drive around in a truck all day and I always see them taking their long lunch breaks on the greenbelt. And I think the pay is pretty decent all things considering.</blockquote>


And with those new trucks with the fancy-schmancy grabber-arms, they don't even have to get out of the vehicle to collect the cans!!
 
[quote author="upperlowerclass" date=1231564224]world of warcraft gold farmers in China should top the list</blockquote>
With 25 dailies, who needs farmers?
 
[quote author="SoCal78" date=1231483850]199. Dairy Farmer</blockquote>


Epic win. 365 days a year. Three times a day (6am, 2pm, 10pm). No exceptions.
 
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