It’s no surprise that with the current state of the economy and unemployment that Americans are stressed. A recent survey conducted by the American Psychological Association found that 80% of American’s surveyed fare stressed over personal finances and the economy. It also found that 50% are stressed over meeting the needs of their family and 56% over the security of their job.
People questioned in the survey were asked how the stress was affecting them. 60% stated they regularly feel angry and irritable over stress and 53% feel fatigued a majority of the time. 52% admitted that they simply lie awake at night due to overwhelming stress.
After reading these staggering, yet unsurprising statistics, I did a little research to find out what jobs would be good for people who are becoming buried beneath the stress of simply getting by. I came across the Best jobs in America List on CNN.Money and Payscale.com where they had a category that enable you to look up the least stressful jobs.
- Education/Training Consultant
- Physical Therapist
- College Professor
- Software Developer
- Technical Writer
- Telecommunications Network Engineer
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Software Architect
- Occupational Therapist
- Civil Engineer
So if you’re being kept up nights by stress and you’re looking to switch careers to something a little less stressful you can check out these job listed above. You can also look at the entire list of the Best Jobs in America to see where yours falls on the list.
