The Wall Street Journal traditionally produced an annual list of the most stressful jobs in the U.S., until it outsourced the list to CareerCast.com, which now uses its vast job database and more than 100 criteria to arrive at the annual “Most Stressful” list.
Among the criteria, the company focuses on 11 demands that significantly increase the amount of stress involved in a job, including travel, growth potential, competitiveness, physical demands, hazards, environmental conditions, and risk to one’s own life or to the lives of others.
Top 10 Stressful Jobs
- Enlisted Military Personnel
Median salary $46,000 (with 8 years of experience) - Military General
Median salary $196,000 - Firefighter
Median salary $42,000 - Commercial Airline Pilot
Median salary $92,000 - Public Relations Executive
Median salary $58,000 - Senior Corporate Executive
Median salary $101,000 - Photojournalist
Median salary $29,000 - Newspaper Reporter
Median salary $36,000 - Taxi Driver
Median salary $22,000 - Police Officer
Median salary $55,000