Every job has its own brand of stress. For some, it’s the urgency to meet a deadline. For others, it’s the ticking clock to save a patient’s life.
The look closely at this metric, assigning qualitative scores based on interviews with industry professionals and information in the U.S. Department of Labor’s . Based on work environment and the complexity of job responsibilities, the following professions earned scores of “high” for stress.
Best Jobs overall rank: 14
Work-life balance: Low
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Best Jobs overall rank: 61
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Social Services Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: Unranked
Work-life balance: Below average
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Best Jobs overall rank: 98
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Health Care Support Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 90
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Social Services Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 17 (tie)
Work-life balance: Low
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Best Jobs overall rank: 17 (tie)
Work-life balance: Average
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Best Jobs overall rank: 29
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Technology Learn more about what it’s like to be an . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 48
Work-life balance: Average
Industry: Business Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 50
Work-life balance: Low
Industry: Health Care Support Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 51
Work-life balance: Above average
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Best Jobs overall rank: 62
Work-life balance: Average
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Best Jobs overall rank: 71
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Business Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 89
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Construction Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 96
Work-life balance: Above average
Industry: Social Services Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: 97
Work-life balance: Low
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Best Jobs overall rank: 99
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Sales Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: Unranked
Work-life balance: Average
Industry: Business Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: Unranked
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Social Services Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: Unranked
Work-life balance: Average
Industry: Health Care Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: Unranked
Work-life balance: Below average
Industry: Construction Learn more about what it’s like to be a . (Thinkstock)
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Best Jobs overall rank: Unranked
Work-life balance: Average
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