Ranking of 250 Jobs by Jobs Almanac

http://www.egguevara.com ^ | May 10, 2002 | The Jobs Almanac

[geaux]

I thought this was interesting; didn't see this posted anywhere else. You can see 51 - 250 located here.

[RightWhale]

How are they ranked? Self-satisfaction, reputation, pay?

[CollegeRepublican]

Industrial Engineer is listed twice

[TomT in NJ]

#2 is way over-rated. I'm an actuary - the profession is OK but #2???

[geaux]

They take into account rate of pay, stress levels, and job security. I think they have more factors, though; I'll try to find out specifically how it was decided and the weight carried by each element.

[Happygal]

Are they 'best' or 'worst' professions?

[mcsparkie]

Actuary is always ranked near the top, usually in job satisfactin. Don't they embalm corpses?

[Happygal]

My job comes in at No. 176. Being a Catholic Priest in this climate it seems is more desirable than being a newspaper reporter! *LOL*

[Azrael]

What is an Actuary?

[balrog666]

Industrial Engineer is listed twice

Maybe they're all schizophrenic?!

[geaux]

These are the top fifty; the link takes you to their idea of the top 250.

[savedbygrace]

Maybe you're thinking of mortuary, which is where morticians work.

[geaux]

Looks to me like professional guesstimators.

[sphinx]

At first glance, I sure don't see much of a pattern ....

[savedbygrace]

According to Merriam-Webster: One who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends.

[Centurion2000]

Nice to see that my job is listed as number 3 but as my boss "Darth Carter" would say, "Where are the F%^&ing metrics ??"

[eno_]

Close, they just tell you the odds.

[eno_]

Cop rates just above 200th, just a nose ahead of jockey.

[Republicus2001]

Har, I see archivist isn't on the list-when people ask me what I do - they think I'm a bomb-thrower