A new study out from MyPlan.com that looked at job satisfaction found that singers top the list as being happiest with their jobs, while mail clerks and mail machine operators, excluding those who work for the U.S. Postal Service, are the least happy, at the other end of the scale. The top 10 for both:
Top 10 Careers with Highest Job Satisfaction Ratings:
- Singers -- 91.7
- Municipal Firefighters -- 90
- Aircraft Assemblers -- 83.3
- Pediatricians -- 80
- College Professors, Communications -- 79.2
- Educational, Vocational and School Counselors -- 78.8
- Managers of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers -- 78.6
- Criminal Investigators and Special Agents -- 77.5
- College Instructors -- 77.3
- Therapists -- 77.1
Top 10 Careers with the Lowest Job Satisfaction Ratings:
- Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators (except Postal Service) -- 25
- Program Directors -- 30
- Municipal Clerks -- 30
- Food Preparation & Servers, Others -- 31.6
- Maids and Housekeepers -- 31.7
- Insurance Policy Processing Clerks -- 33.3
- Hotel, Motel and Resort Desk Clerks -- 34.4
- Food Preparation & Servers (including fast food) -- 34.4
- Telemarketers -- 34.4
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors -- 35
