A rating of the happiest professions
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Most people treat their profession not only as a means of ensuring their existence. Work allows us to show our talents and express ourselves, affect the state of our health, both physical and mental.
Specialists of the National Center for the Study of Public Opinion from the University of Chicago came to the conclusion that the happiest are representatives of professions, whose activities are to care for or protect others, and also provides an opportunity for creativity and ingenuity. The life of any person should be filled with meaning. For most people, the meaning of life is to be someone you need.
Since work occupies a central place in people's lives, satisfaction with their profession and occupation is an important component of the overall well-being of the individual. So, among people unsatisfied with work only 15.7% are happy and satisfied with life as a whole. But 45, 3% of respondents who are satisfied with their work are completely happy and prosperous.
The results of the study were obtained during the annual survey "General Social Survey" of the National Center for the Study of Public Opinion at the University of Chicago. Through direct interviewing people were asked a number of different questions about their work, career and satisfaction with life as a whole. According to the survey, the happiest are the representatives of the clergy.
1. Priests
The happiest employees, according to the poll.
2. Firemen
Eighty percent of the firefighters surveyed are "completely satisfied" with the work on which they sometimes even save lives.
3. Physiotherapists
Working with people and being able to help each day make these people happy.
4. Writers
Not the most paid work, but the opportunity to create and write independently leads to absolute happiness.
5. Teachers of special schools
If you do not care about financial well-being, then you can devote yourself not in the easiest, but bringing joy to yourself and others.
6. Teachers
The profession of a teacher is not highly paid either in the US or in our country. 50% of young enthusiasts change their specialty after 5 years of work. But they will remember that this activity gave them joy and warmth.
7. Artists
Despite the fact that sometimes art is difficult to turn into money, most sculptors and artists are quite happy.
8. Psychologists
Psychologists can not always solve the problems of strangers, but it seems that they have learned to solve their own problems.
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9. Agents for the sale of financial services
65% of people in this profession are satisfied with high salary, cozy office conditions and short working hours.
10. Operators of engineering systems
Happy representatives of this profession manage bulldozers, giant cranes, electric loaders, excavators. Who in the childhood did not dream of such?