Salary vs. Stress - CareerAlley

Salary vs. Stress - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Source: How Do I Become A? So, you think its cool being a Wall Street hedge fund manager, or a four star General? Well, maybe it is, but it comes at a price: a stress level that few can take for prolonged periods of time. Maybe it would be better, as you consider your lifes path, to take a less stressful route to financial comfort, say, becoming an optometrist, or, if youre so inclined, a college professor. This quadrant gauges the ups and downs of jobs vs. career stress. The idea originated with the Wall Street Journals annual best and worst jobs list, which began in 1995. When the WSJ stopped doing it, CareerCast.com picked up the idea. They now rank 200 jobs according to more than 100 criteria and compile lists of least and most stressful jobs. Military Generals are well paid with great perks, but their job involves risks to ones own life or being responsible for others lives. Highly stressful, right? Other jobs on the most stressful list that may seem surprising: public relations executive and senior corporate executive. On the low stress, low pay lower left quad there are jobs like hair stylist and lab technicians. All honorable jobs, but with a lot less stress. So where do you want to fit in? Citations:http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/01/03/the-most-stressful-jobs-of-2013/http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/10-least-stressful-jobs-2013http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/jobs/2013/03/07/jobs-stress-pay/index.htmlhttp://www.nydailynews.com/jobs/high-paying-low-stress-jobs-article-1.1120733 This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Joey Trebif