Global site navigation

Here are 10 of the most STRESSFUL jobs
World

Here are 10 of the most STRESSFUL jobs

by  Aba Afful 2 min read

- How well do you work under pressure? If you do not like being stressed, here are some of the jobs that you will have to avoid

Every person's dream is to have good a good education that would land them a great job.

For many, a great job means a good income. However, not all great incomes come easy as some of the perceived good job can be very stressful.

Here are some of the most stressful jobs, according to the US Department of Labour database, based on their stress tolerance.

READ ALSO: If your lady is in one of these 5 jobs, she will probably cheat on you

The stress tolerance score of 0-100 measured how frequently workers had to accept criticism and deal effectively with high stress on the job. Lower scores indicated less stress on the job.

1. Telephone operators

Stress tolerance: 98

Here are 10 of the most stressful jobs
Angeline Mbaika, a telephone operator at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Telephone operators have to deal with all kinds of inquiries. Image: CUEA

2. Broadcast-news analysts

Stress tolerance: 95

They are usually there to explain to viewers what happened and are under pressure to be objective and right at all times.

READ ALSO: Woman tears ballot paper apart, says she ONLY wanted to see Nana's face on it

3. Dancers

Stress level: 97

Here are 10 of the most stressful jobs
Kenyan traditional dancers singing as they wait to entertain US President Barrack Obama at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Image: EPA

4. Ship pilots

Stress tolerance: 94

5. Obstetricians and gynecologists

Stress tolerance: 97

Here are 10 of the most stressful jobs
This is another most stressful job according to the US Department of Labour database. Image: News.com

READ ALSO: Nigerian man shares his love for cows in new photos

6. Mental-health counselors

Stress tolerance: 94

7. Surgeons

Stress tolerance: 96

Here are 10 of the most stressful jobs
Dr. Isaac Moss, UConn Health orthopaedic spine surgeon, training surgeons at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Image: uconn.edu

8. Chief executives

Stress tolerance: 94

READ ALSO: 6 popular footballers who left football for other careers

9. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

Stress tolerance: 95

Here are 10 of the most stressful jobs
Kenya Airways' Captain Irene Koki Mutungi the first woman captain of a passenger jet aircraft in Africa. She may be smiling but her job is not that stress-free. Image: africantravelquarterly.com

10. Police officers

Stress tolerance: 95

READ ALSO: Bold Ghanaian woman hits Kenyans below the belt; read her NASTY posts

 

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
Aba Afful avatar

Aba Afful (Copyeditor) Maame Aba serves as a copy editor at YEN.com.gh. She naturally enjoys working with words and has an eye for quality content. She has a keen interest in cyberspace and wants to see YEN.com.gh produce more impactful, thought-provoking, and error-free content. Aba has five years of experience as a content writer, blogger, author, and proofreader. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2017. She joined the team in 2021.

Tags:
Hot: