Blogger, general practice physician, CEO, and teacher were voted the best jobs in a new CareerCast opinion poll with 369 respondents. Interestingly, general practice physician and teacher also made the worst jobs list, which highlights the controversy over what people think are the best and worst jobs.
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The annual CareerCast.com Jobs Rated report, which ranks jobs based on salary, environment, outlook, and 11 stress factors, generates plenty of buzz and debate on who really has the best and worst jobs in the nation,” says Kyle Kensing, online content editor, CareerCast. “This year, we created our first survey, asking for readers’ opinions on which jobs they think are the best and worst.”
While a physician’s pay is good and saving lives is rewarding to some, others felt that the stress and being responsible for the lives of others made physician an undesirable profession. The job of teacher may be attractive to some because they have summers off and work with eager young minds, but the median annual salary for an elementary school teacher is $54,890, which is about 70% less than a physician’s $187,200 median annual salary.
As far as what readers believe constitutes a great job, pay is the number one answer. Half of respondents cited salary as the top factor in determining the best jobs. High pay correlates with the prevalence of respondents who saw CEO as a great job. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, chief executives earn an annual median salary of $175,110.