The American job consultancy CareerCast has produced a ranking of the most stressful jobs of 2012 . At the top of the list are private jobs, followed by firefighter, airline pilot, military, police, events coordinator, public relations executive, corporate executive and photojournalist. The 10th place on the list is occupied by taxi drivers.
The report also highlights that, according to a recent study by the American Psychological Association, more than a third of workers feel tense or stressed on workdays . And when asked to quantify their stress level from 1 to 10, 20% of employees respond with a score above 8. Karen Sothers, an expert in stress, has assured with respect to the report that "the main difference between us and our ancestors is that we can live mentally and emotionally as if the tiger never left , keeping the nervous system in a permanent state of excitement. "
CareerCast has also compiled the list of least stressful jobs, including jeweler, medical lab technician, hairdresser, seamstress, audiologist, electrician, dietitian, and electronic equipment or machinery assembler.
