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07-15-2012, 08:17 PM
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TOP 10 most stressful jobs of 2012
10. Taxi driver. Annual income: $22,440 Key reasons for stress: low pay, long hours, often victims of crime
9. Photojournalist. Annual income: $40,000 Key reasons for stress: Constant deadline, little control over daily work schedule, competitive pressure, dangerous work situations
8. Senior corporate executive. Annual income: $165,830 Key reasons for stress: Responsible for large number of employees' livelihoods, facing shareholders
7. Public relations executive. Annual income: $91,810 Key reasons for stress: Constant pressure from clients, very little control over work schedule
6. Event coordinator. Key reasons for stress: Extremely demanding clients (especially for weddings)
5. Police officer. Annual income: $53,540 Key reasons for stress: Little control over daily duties, dangerous work situations, constant life-death decisions
4. Military general. Annual income: $196,300
3. Airline pilot Annual. income: $103,210 Key reasons for stress: Long hours, no control over weather conditions, responsible for passengers' lives
2. Firefighter. Annual income: $45,250
1. Soldier. Annual income: $35,580 Key reasons for stress: Extremely dangerous work conditions, constant threat of death, extended duty away from family
TOP 10 Least Stressful Jobs of 2012
10. Electrical technician Average wage per year: $56,040 Key factors for low stress: Work on their own schedules, no deadlines
9. Furniture upholsterer Average wage per year: $29,960. Key factors for low stress: Work on their own schedules
8. Dietitian Average wage per year: $53,250 Key factors for low stress: Happy clients, healthy environment
7. Low-end assembly line worker Average wage per year: $31,250 Key factors for low stress: Regular hours, no pressure to speed up production
6. Audiologist Average wage per year: $66,660 Key factors for low stress: Healthy work environment, happy patients
5. Medical Laboratory Technician Average Income: $36,280 Key factors for low stress: No deadlines, low pressure environment
4. Dressmaker-Tailor Average Income: $26,560 Key factors for low stress: Non-demanding clientele, happy work environment
3. Hair stylist Average Income: $22,760 Key factors for low stress: Non-demanding clientele, low pressure environment
2: Jeweler Average Income: $35,170 Key factors for low stress: Happy work environment, happy clientele
1: Medical recoards techician Average Income: $32,350 Key factors for low stress: No constant monitoring from bosses, regular 9-5 hours, no deadline.
Top 10 highest paid CEOs in Canada
10. Richard Waugh, Bank Of Nova Scotia: $10,617,196
9. Gordon Nixon, Royal Bank of Canada: $11,171,129
8. Charles Jeannes, Goldcorp Inc.: $11,323,770
7. Edmund Clark, Toronto-Dominion Bank: $11,380,730
6. William Downe, Bank of Montreal: $11,420,242
5. Peter Marrone, Yamana Gold Inc.: $12,420,462
4. Gerald Schwartz, Onex Corp.: $14,137,644
3. Donald Walker, Magna International Inc.: $14,841,085
2. Bradley Shaw, Shaw Communications Inc.: $15,851,336
1. Michael Pearson, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.: $36,318,841
Most stressful jobs of 2012
http://www.vancouversun.com/business....html?tab=PHOT
Canada's top 10 highest paid CEOs - The Globe and Mail | how many of you work in one of these jobs? Consider changing career?
On the first day of the working calender.. anyone of the CEOs above have already earned my annual salary!! 
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07-15-2012, 08:28 PM
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bradley shaw pays himself too much
as for least stressful im surprised they didn't put accountants in there
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07-15-2012, 08:29 PM
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surprised airline pilots make that way, considering there was controversey over how extremely low paid they are in the u.s, according to that michael moore movie. I remember the pilots for the really really shitty airlines got like 30k/year...
also cibc head is not on there :-D
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07-15-2012, 08:36 PM
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Glad I work in one of the top 10 least stressful jobs. Money is important, but your own health is priceless!
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07-15-2012, 08:42 PM
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I thought being an auto tech would land in one of the most stressful jobs in my books. Guess there were way worse out there
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07-15-2012, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Bahhbeehhaaaa  5. Police officer. Annual income: $53,540 Key reasons for stress: Little control over daily duties, dangerous work situations, constant life-death decisions
2. Firefighter. Annual income: $45,250 | I know quite a few RCMP officers, some for over 20 years and have never fired their weapon (?"constant life-death decisions") none of which make such a low income.
I actually agree that a firefighter has an extremely stressful job but again, none make such little pay that I know...but along that same line, a paramedic would be up there as well.
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07-15-2012, 09:16 PM
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How come no medical field professions are in the most stressful jobs list? You'd think a surgeon working in the emergency room would be in there.
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07-15-2012, 10:02 PM
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i feel proud to see airline pilot as top 3 most stressful. its going to be a long tough road but in the end im sure it'll pay off!
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07-15-2012, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AW607 I thought being an auto tech would land in one of the most stressful jobs in my books. Guess there were way worse out there | Agreed, if it was top 20 then it's likely. I mean you deal with tight time restrictions, pressure to upsell, work quality needing to be top notch, communication breakdowns with the front end, and especially in the case of flat rate, fighting for jobs that actually pay.
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07-15-2012, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS How come no medical field professions are in the most stressful jobs list? You'd think a surgeon working in the emergency room would be in there. | They practice enough when they get to what they do, it's like they're on autopilot.
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07-15-2012, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS How come no medical field professions are in the most stressful jobs list? You'd think a surgeon working in the emergency room would be in there. | No engineering positions either? This list is full of shit and is just a subjective opinion on one person.
Electrical Technician is one of the least stressful jobs? C'mon, working at McDonalds is not stressful, NOT Electrical Technician
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07-15-2012, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DragonChi They practice enough when they get to what they do, it's like they're on autopilot. | Not emergency medicine.
Edit: I fail to see how a Taxi Driver is a stressful job. It is not any more stressful that working at a convenience store.
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07-15-2012, 11:23 PM
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i get stressed from heavy traffic
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07-15-2012, 11:31 PM
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07-15-2012, 11:40 PM
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1: Medical recoards techician
| Apparently "editor" is a low stress job too....
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07-15-2012, 11:54 PM
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The stress lists are all subjective.. how can you measure them?
Other than the obvious relative extremes.. Like a CEO vs a hair stylist..
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07-16-2012, 12:00 AM
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Yeah, that low stress article read like it was all opinion. There wasn't any sort of metric, other than money earned, measured.
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07-16-2012, 12:27 AM
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stress is very subjective...
I find any job that has to deal with clients stressful, which is why I'm not in a career/position that will ever have to deal with clients. lol
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07-16-2012, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo Not emergency medicine.
Edit: I fail to see how a Taxi Driver is a stressful job. It is not any more stressful that working at a convenience store. | taxi drivers are STRESSED man
they have to deal with: abusive customers, drunks, people who just walk off without paying cab fare (they can literally do nothing about this), other taxi companies picking up customers on their turf, rushing to places when dispatch calls only to have the customer already picked up, extreme heat (they turn off the car when waiting to save gas), etc etc.
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07-16-2012, 02:00 AM
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1. Soldier. Annual income: $35,580
^ I thought soldiers make much more than that when they are sent to war. Didn't those US soldiers get $20,000 per month staying in Iraq?
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07-16-2012, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by asian_XL 1. Soldier. Annual income: $35,580
^ I thought soldiers make much more than that when they are sent to war. Didn't those US soldiers get $20,000 per month staying in Iraq? | 20K a month? not even close. U.S. Army Pay and Salary | GoArmy.com
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07-16-2012, 05:02 AM
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07-16-2012, 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! | Maybe they meant an enlistment bonus. It's only a 1-time shot though. From the same site:
ENLISTMENT BONUS
ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTMENT BONUS
Qualified active duty recruits may be eligible for a combination of bonuses up to $40,000.
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07-16-2012, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! | guys that are paid 20-40k a month are "hired gun" from private firms. 
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07-16-2012, 08:17 AM
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Those figures are off for the annual incomes
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