I found an article By Vivian Giang on Yahoo Finance..
The 10 Unhappiest Jobs of America
The Article states:
Here are the top 10 jobs that make workers' lives miserable.
1. Security Officer
Average salary: $29,641
Bliss Score: 3.510/5
Why:
"People might think that the work environment security guards often
face, such as working late hours alone at night, would be what
contributes to unhappiness," Matt Miller, the chief technology officer
at CareerBliss told Smith. "However, our data shows that growth
opportunities and lack of rewards in this field is what affected the
overall sentiment around this type of job. Work environment scored
relatively high."
Description: Guard, patrol, or
monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
The BLS projected the growth of these jobs to be 18 percent through
2020.
2. Registered Nurse
Average salary: $60,857
Bliss Score: 3.549/5
Why:
"Nurses . . . have more issues with the culture of their workplaces,
the people they work with and the person they work for," Golledge says.
Description: Provide
and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about
various health conditions. The BLS projected the growth of these jobs to
be 26 percent through 2020.
3. Teacher
Average salary: $43,663
Bliss Score: 3.595/5
Why: CareerBliss'
chief executive Heidi Golledge told Smith: "CareerBliss has found
through our research that teachers appear to be quite happy with their
work and their co-workers. However, the rewards for their work, lack of
support and lack of opportunities to be promoted counteract many of the
good parts of the job."
Description: Prepare
students for future schooling and working by teaching them a variety of
subjects. The BLS projected the growth of grade school teaching jobs to
be 17 percent through 2020.
4. Sales Engineer
Average salary: $71,283
Bliss Score: 3.636/5
Why: Smith
reports that these engineers don't appreciate the "lack of growth
opportunities, company's culture, compensation and support."
Description: Sell
complex scientific and technological products or services to
businesses. They must have extensive knowledge of the products’ parts
and functions and must understand the scientific processes that make
these products work. The BLS projected the growth of these jobs to be 14
percent through 2020.
5. Product Manager
Average salary: $81,865
Bliss Score: 3.648/5
Why:
Smith says that these workers "voiced unhappiness with the range of
growth opportunities, compensation, company culture and support."
Description:
A blog describes product managers as those who "conceive the idea; run
with it for many months; ... gather, [develop], test, [go] through the
painful exercise of bringing that product to market, and then support it
until it is made obsolete."
6. Program Manager
Average salary: $94,371
Bliss Score: 3.655/5
Why: Jacquelyn
Smith at Forbes reports that "the unhappiest aspects of [this] job are a
lack of growth opportunities, the culture of the company they work for
and the surrounding workplace support system."
Description:
Plan, coordinate, budget, and supervise construction projects from
early development to completion. The program managers' responsibilities
are finished when the product is delivered, and they turn it over to the
product managers.
7. Marketing Manager
Average salary: $64,437
Bliss Score: 3.677/5
Why: Thomas
O. Davenport at TLNT.com says: "With many organizations expecting
managers to act as player-coaches, both performing and overseeing work,
their roles often become complex and unwieldy."
Description:
Plan programs to generate interest in a product or service. They work
with art directors, sales agents, and financial staff members.
8. Director of Sales
Average salary: $91,821
Bliss Score: 3.677/5
Description:
Set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for the
organization’s sales representatives. The BLS projected the growth of
these jobs to be 12 percent through 2020.
9. Marketing Director
Average salary: $68,873
Bliss Score: 3.688/5
Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as
determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and
its competitors, and identify potential customers.
10. Maintenance Supervisor
Average salary: $52,799
Bliss Score: 3.691/5
Why: Long hours and a lot of on-call schedules.
Description:
Reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce
requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding
methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according
to labor, material, and machine costs.
Source: CareerBliss and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Now that you have been informed of the
10 Unhappiest Jobs in America,
Did you notice that the top 2 and 3 are suppose to be "rewarding" jobs?
That most people choose these professions not because of the money, but simply because they want to help people or make this world a better place?
Its unfortunate to think that one of the Unhappiest jobs would be a teacher!
A Teacher shows our kids the future. This is like a home away from home.
Would you want your child learning from someone who is miserable going to work?
Their attitude comes forward in there lesson plans.
I don't know if you are like me, but no matter how hard someone tries to fake it, I can tell when someone is having a bad day.
The thing is, kids tend to be the most observant.
They pick up on things that most adults tend to over look.
So how are they suppose to learn from someone who doesn't even want to be there themselves?
I understand that it says most teachers like their job but dislike the pay. But I can still see how this would affect their attitude.
Then you have the Registered nurse. Another job that is
extremely necessary and under appreciated.
These people see things that the normal person doesn't have to see on a day to day basis.
Nurses see death, children sick, and cancer as part as their everyday routine.
They also get to help the same kinds of patients. They see kids get the treatment they needed and people with the minor problems get help.
Every job it has its ups and downs.
Think of it this way though, both of
these jobs are in high demand!
This is what many new individuals
look forward to as their future!
This article says that the majority of these people are going to spend all this time and money to become something that is
going to make them unhappy!
Do you think if money was taken out of the equation that people would really enjoy their job more?
No money does not buy happiness but for some people they feel that it would help.
As a parent does this worry you about the teachers that are teaching your children?
As a college student does this worry you that your career choice could potentially be a depressing future?
