“The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching and protecting others and creative pursuits,” said Tom Smith, director of the General Social Survey (GSS) at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. LiveScience provides us with a look at the Most Satisfying Jobs in their recent research report.
THE MOST SATISFYING JOBS
|
Rank |
Position |
Percent Satisfied |
|
1 |
Clergy |
87 |
|
2 |
Firefighters |
80 |
|
3 |
Physical therapists |
78 |
|
4 |
Authors |
74 |
|
5 |
Special education teachers |
70 |
|
6 |
Teachers |
69 |
|
7 |
Education administrators |
68 |
|
8 |
Painters and sculptors |
67 |
|
9 |
Psychologists |
67 |
|
10 |
Security and financial services salespersons |
65 |
|
11 |
Operating engineers |
64 |
THE LEAST SATISFYING JOBS
|
Rank |
Position |
Percent Satisfied |
|
1 |
Laborers, except construction |
21 |
|
2 |
Apparel clothing salespersons |
24 |
|
3 |
Handpackers and packagers |
24 |
|
4 |
Food preparers |
24 |
|
5 |
Roofers |
25 |
|
6 |
Cashiers |
25 |
|
7 |
Furniture and home-furnishing salespersons |
25 |
|
8 |
Bartenders |
26 |
|
9 |
Freight, stock and material handlers |
26 |
|
10 |
Waiters and servers |
26 |
Survey Reveals Most Satisfying Jobs. [LiveScience – Jenna Bryner]
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