BigJon16 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 [url="http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/09/12/the-ten-happiest-jobs/"]http://www.forbes.co...-happiest-jobs/[/url] [quote] 1. [b][i]Clergy[/i][/b]: The least worldly are reported to be the happiest of all 2. [b][i]Firefighters[/i][/b]: Eighty percent of firefighters are “very satisfied” with their jobs, which involve helping people. 3. [b][i]Physical therapists[/i][/b]: Social interaction and helping people apparently make this job one of the happiest. 4. [b][i]Authors[/i][/b]: For most authors, the pay is ridiculously low or non-existent, but the autonomy of writing down the contents of your own mind apparently leads to happiness. 5. [b][i]Special education teachers[/i][/b]: If you don’t care about money, a job as special education teacher might be a happy profession. The annual salary averages just under $50,000. 6. [b][i]Teachers[/i][/b]: Teachers in general report being happy with their jobs, despite the current issues with education funding and classroom conditions. The profession continues to attract young idealists, although fifty percent of new teachers are gone within five years. 7. [b][i]Artists[/i][/b]: Sculptors and painters report high job satisfaction, despite the great difficulty in making a living from it. 8. [b][i]Psychologists[/i][/b]: Psychologists may or may not be able to solve other people’s problems, but it seems that they have managed to solve their own. 9. [b][i]Financial services sales agents[/i][/b]: Sixty-five percent of financial services sales agents are reported to be happy with their jobs. That could be because some of them are clearing more than $90,000 dollars a year on average for a 40-hour work week in a comfortable office environment. 10. [b][i]Operating engineers[/i][/b]: Playing with giant toys like bulldozers, front-end loaders, backhoes, scrapers, motor graders, shovels, derricks, large pumps, and air compressors can be fun. With more jobs for operating engineers than qualified applicants, operating engineers report being happy. [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 That's fun! Y'all remember those career tests you took in High school and middle school? Mine ALWAYS said clergy. Which my friends thought was hilarious. But we are happy, so that's good news for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) [quote]4. [b][i]Authors[/i][/b]: For most authors, the pay is ridiculously low or non-existent, but the autonomy of writing down the contents of your own mind apparently leads to happiness.[/quote] Key word, "apparently." "There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." --Red Smith Edited September 17, 2011 by Era Might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 When did equipment operators start being called engineers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) [quote name='ardillacid' timestamp='1316294373' post='2305947'] When did equipment operators start being called engineers? [/quote] About the same time janitors started being called custodians. (I just watched the movie "The Philosopher Kings" about custodians. Good movie, you can watch it free on Hulu). Edited September 17, 2011 by Era Might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Too bad that catechists didn't make the list. The way you can tell if a career is right for you is if you'd do it no matter what the salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 [quote name='Era Might' timestamp='1316294437' post='2305949'] About the same time janitors started being called custodians. (I just watched the movie "The Philosopher Kings" about custodians. Good movie, you can watch it free on Hulu). [/quote] Yeah, it's a good one. I'm kind of biased though, seeing as one of the people that it follows works for my school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 [quote name='tinytherese' timestamp='1316298385' post='2305972']Too bad that catechists didn't make the list. The way you can tell if a career is right for you is if you'd do it no matter what the salary.[/quote]really. How long have you been in the workforce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 [quote name='tinytherese' timestamp='1316298385' post='2305972'] Too bad that catechists didn't make the list. The way you can tell if a career is right for you is if you'd do it no matter what the salary. [/quote] And even if the hours are terrible and no one appreciates you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Forbes and K-LOVE shouldn't talk then. I was driving home and had them on "1500 pastors leave the ministry every month because of burnout and under-appreciation". I know I could never do it, that or catechesis...or be an EMHC (I'd be terrified of dropping the Host or worse the Precious Blood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithLuin Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Being happy doesn't mean people don't leave from burnout. After all, on this list, they include teachers...but also mention that 50% don't make it past the 5 year mark in this career. Wouldn't be surprised if a good chunk of those are bailing sometime in the first year. I imagine clergy is similar. Firefighters may be happy in their work, but how many of them are happy at home? It's my anecdotal experience that you find a high rate of cheating/divorce in that demographic. Also, physical therapists are well paid (that should have been mentioned) and only recently has an advanced degree become required. Now, the programs are quite competitive and you are expected to earn a doctorate. So, the place on the list might be changing. Speculation about [i]why[/i] people report happiness and satisfaction in their work should always be taken with a grain of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 [quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1316317466' post='2306119'] Firefighters may be happy in their work, but how many of them are happy at home? It's my anecdotal experience that you find a high rate of cheating/divorce in that demographic. [/quote] Eh, it kind of happens because people look up to you, i.e., a 'hero.' With that...comes a lot of things. Also, you spend crazy amounts of time with mostly other men, while the wife/girlfriend/boyfriend/husband waits for you at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice_nine Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 [quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1316317466' post='2306119'] Being happy doesn't mean people don't leave from burnout. After all, on this list, they include teachers...but also mention that 50% don't make it past the 5 year mark in this career. Wouldn't be surprised if a good chunk of those are bailing sometime in the first year. I imagine clergy is similar. Firefighters may be happy in their work, but how many of them are happy at home? It's my anecdotal experience that you find a high rate of cheating/divorce in that demographic. Also, physical therapists are well paid (that should have been mentioned) and only recently has an advanced degree become required. Now, the programs are quite competitive and you are expected to earn a doctorate. So, the place on the list might be changing. Speculation about [i]why[/i] people report happiness and satisfaction in their work should always be taken with a grain of salt. [/quote] what a KILLJOY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Author here. Happy when writing. Unhappy when having to promote. Did a signing/speech yesterday. Made a bunch of old ladies cry. Glad it's over. Next month it will be Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretTeresa Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 [quote name='MissyP89' timestamp='1316305057' post='2306024'] And even if the hours are terrible and no one appreciates you. [/quote] Hahaha! Totes agree on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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