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The worst and best careers for pay and stress

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Choreographers, average salary: $46,670
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers, average salary: $45,080
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers, average salary: $43,290
Credit authorizers, average salary: $40,670
Telephone operators, average salary: $39,360
Animal control workers, average salary: $38,490
Psychiatric technicians, average salary: $37,760
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics, average salary: $37,760
Patient representatives, average salary: $36,470
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials, average salary: $36,440
Data entry keyers, average salary: $33,740
Psychiatric aides, average salary: $31,090
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants, average salary: $30,640
Nursing assistants, average salary: $29,580
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers, average salary: $28,690
Biomedical engineers, average salary: $95,090
Materials engineers, average salary: $96,930
Fuel cell engineers, average salary: $99,230
Solar energy engineers, average salary: $99,410
Mathematicians, average salary: $104,870
Bioinformatics scientists, average salary: $105,940
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers: $107,800
Hydrologists, average salary: $107,800
Geographers, average salary: $107,800
Software developers, applications, average salary: $108,080
Chemical engineers, average salary: $114,740
Political scientists, average salary: $115,300
Economists, average salary: $116,020
Astronomers, average salary: $123,730
Physicists, average salary: $123,730
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How good is your job for pay and stress?

Whether you're contemplating a change of career or wondering how your occupation compares with other professions in terms of pay and stress, we've got you covered. Comparing US Bureau of Labor Statistics' average salary figures with data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which assigns a 'stress tolerance' score from 0 to 100 for each job (with 100 being the most pressurized), we reveal the 15 worst careers for pay and stress followed by the 15 best.
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Daniel Coughlin

25 September 2019

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