I am so stressed!

Reporters chasing Flaherty
OTTAWA – Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty is surrounded by journalists (that’s Akin on the right) as he arrives to a Regional Caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in 2010. (Chris Roussakis/ QMI Agency)

I am so stressed! …  because I’m a newspaper reporter. And, according to job search firm CareerCast.com, I work in the 8th most stressful job occupation there is:

Newspaper reporter: It’s about deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. And an ability to confront public and corporate officials making ten times your salary. Median salary: $36,000.

My photojournalist colleagues have it worst. They work in the 7th most stressful occupation and their median income is lower!

Photojournalist: Soldiers have the most stressful jobs, but often, photojournalists have to follow them into combat. Wages are notoriously low, too. Median salary: $29,130.

CareerCast.com also identified the least stressful occupations. Topping the list for least stress?

University professor: Never mind the politics, and classrooms of non-responsive students — it’s a nice place to be. Median salary: $62,050.

Sigh. Maybe one day …

 

3 thoughts on “I am so stressed!”

  1. For what it’s worth, David, I’ve found being a college professor is almost as stressful as one of my former jobs, army officer.

    Interestingly enough, I’ve seen other, similar, lists that place teaching at quite a high level of stress. I guess the results reflect the methodology and the group surveyed, as in any poll.

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