Over a lifetime, the average person spends 90-thousand hours at work, so it definitely helps to have a job you actually enjoy. While you could change jobs until you find the one you like best, a new study can save you some time because it reveals the careers most likely to make you happy.
- Researchers with Career.io analyzed over 755-thousand Glassdoor reviews to find the careers that get the most enthusiastic thumbs-ups from employees.
- Overall, the career with the highest job satisfaction is real estate agent, with an average rating of 4.24 out of five.
- The unhappiest employees in the study are mail carriers, which gave an average rating of just 2.83.
- Pharmacists, security guards, paramedics and hair dressers round out the top five jobs that make workers unhappy.
- The happiest high paying career is data scientist, with a rating of 4.07. Statisticians are a close second with an average rating of 4.04, followed by physicists at 4.02.
- Pharmacist is the least happy high-paying job, with an average rating of 2.97, followed by secondary school teachers and special education teachers.
The Top 10 Jobs That Make Americans Happy
- Real estate agent
- Carpenter
- Software developer
- Designer
- Fitness instructor
- Firefighter
- Secretary
- Computer support
- Logistics manager
- Physician
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