I’m back from vacation and am plowing through all the e-mail in my inbox. Below is an interesting press release about the most demanding job around. It seems reasonable to me, but I’d love to have others weigh in:
Firefighter Ranks as Most Demanding Job, Says CareerCast.com Study
Carlsbad, CA (June 16, 2009) – What do firefighters, surgeons and senior corporate executives have in common? More than you may think. They are among the nation’s most demanding jobs, according to a new CareerCast.com study released today.
While firefighter reigns supreme as the most all-around demanding job, surgeon and senior corporate executive rank second and third, followed by police officer. Considering that firefighters regularly work long hours in hazardous, life-threatening situations and have the most physical demands of any of our top jobs, their landslide first place finish is no surprise, but police officers often endure the same sort of demands yet they ranked fourth. What gives? While police officers ranked higher for the physical demands of their job, their average work week and stress scores were considerably lower than that of a surgeon or a senior corporate executive.
Also on the list of the most demanding, high-risk blue-collar occupations are roustabouts (oil pipeline and oil rigger workers) and sailors. Other white-collar employees who work the longest hours and have the most on–the-job stress include general practice physicians and psychiatrists.
“Obviously the physical demands of any blue-collar job are much higher than any white-collar position,” said Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast.com. “But when you factor in the average work week and the stress most white-collar employees endure, it evens the playing field considerably. And although blue- and white-collar workers may feel lucky to be employed in today’s economy, if the stress gets to be too much for them to handle, they can burn out quickly.”
The most demanding jobs lists were compiled using Department of Labor data and CareerCast.com’s exclusive Jobs Rated data. The length of the average workweek, stress scores and physical demands of blue- and white-collar jobs were assessed and then ranked for each occupation.
To read the full report or for more information, visit www.CareerCast.com.
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, as well as job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content, videos and blogs, and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 500 niche career sites.
Overall Most Demanding Occupations
(Measured by Work Week, Stress and Physical Demands)
1. Firefighter
2. Surgeon
3. Corporate Executive (Senior)
4. Police Officer
5. Roustabout
6. Sailor
7. Physician (General Practice)
8. Psychiatrist
Most Demanding White Collar Occupations
(Measured by Work Week, Stress and Physical Demands)
1. Surgeon
2. Corporate Executive (Senior)
3. Physician (General Practice)
4. Psychiatrist
5. Attorney
6. Judge (Federal)
7. Clergy
8. Pharmacist
Most Demanding Blue Collar Occupations
(Measured by Work Week, Stress and Physical Demands)
1. Firefighter
2. Police Officer
3. Roustabout
4. Sailor
5. Construction Foreman
6. Truck Driver
7. Automobile Body Repairer
8. Tool-and-Die Maker
For more information, visit CareerCast.com.
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 as well as job-hunting, career-management and HR-focused editorial content, videos and blogs, and provides recruiters with the ability to post jobs directly to more than 500 niche career sites.
In the current economic situation, it is hard to get a job you want. Sometimes it is wiser to hand it over to an employment agency to help you find the ideal employer that suits you. All of my experiences with them are successful so far. I think that everyone who is looking for a job can consider approaching an employment agency.