These Are the Year's 5 Most Stressful Jobs

Don't want to be stressed? Don't enlist in the military

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2017 2:40 PM CST

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These Are the Year's 5 Most Stressful Jobs — In this Monday, March 22, 2010 photo, U.S. Army Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, center wearing turban, stands with other graduates as they sing "The Army Goes Rolling Along" during a U.S. Army officer basic training graduation ceremony at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Looking for a low-stress job? We don't recommend any of the 10 careers ranked by CareerCast.com as the most stressful of the year. The website looks at factors including work environment, travel required, physical demands, risk, and even how often a person must be in the public eye to come up with its list. The top five most stressful:

Enlisted Military Personnel
Firefighter
Airline Pilot
Police Officer
Event Coordinator

Click for the complete list, including the median income and "stress score" for each job. (More stress stories.)

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