BEST & WORST JOBS
What are the best and worst jobs? An attempt to answer this question is the basis of the book Jobs Rated Almanac, by Les Krantz. The book analyzes data from the government, trade groups and telephone surveys to rank 250 occupations. He used six criteria to rant these jobs: income, stress level, physical demands, potential growth, security and work environment. His top ten careers in the order of their ranking are: web-site managers, actuaries (financial analysts who calculate future costs for businesses), computer systems analysts, software engineers, mathematicians, computer programmers, accountants, industrial designers, hospital administrators, and web developers. On the other hand, Krantz ranks the worst jobs from number 250 to number 241 in the following order: roustabout (oil rig worker), lumberjack, fisherman, construction laborer, cowboy, dancer, sheet metal worker, taxi driver, roofer and seaman. The most demanding jobs as far as longest work weeks with more than fifty-two hours a week are: dairy farmers, farmers, surgeons, rabbis, general practice…
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