Top 25 Worst Jobs to have in 2010
At this point in the recession it’s probably safe to say any job is a good job, but according to a study conducted by job search portal CareerCast, in order to identify the best, you have to also determine which are the worst. After all, not all of us can have employment in finances or IT industry.
The worst 25 are quite surprising and their methodology makes me wonder if they took into account things like pensions, vacations and benefits. How else could cops and temporary circus workers rank so closely together?
What ever is the case, here is the list of 25 worst jobs in 2010. The list is ordered so that number 1. is the job with the title of the worst job in 2010. I hope your job is not on the list.
25. Stationary engineers, aka boiler operators
Salary: start at $31,000 and top out at $75,000
24. Machine tool operators
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $50,000
23. Drill press operators
Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $48,000
22. Roofers
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $59,000
21. Police officers
Salary: start at $30,000 and top out at $80,000
20. Choreographers
Salary: start at $18,000 and top out at $67,000
19. Machinists
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $55,000
18. Seamen
Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $52,000
17. Newspaper reporters
Salary: start at $20,000 and top out at $77,000
16. “Stevedores” or longshoremen
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $62,000
15. Emergency medical technicians
Salary: start at $19,000 and top out at $49,000
14. Sheet metal workers
Salary: start at $24,000 and top out at $74,000
13. Firefighters
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $72,000
12. Photojournalists
Salary: start at $16,000 and top out at $60,000
11. Butchers
Salary: start at $18,000 and top out at $45,000
10. Mail carriers
Salary: start at $37,000 and top out at $52,000
9. Meter readers
Salary: start at $20,000 and top out at $54,000
8. Construction workers (laborers)
Salary: start at $18,000 and top out at $54,000
7. Taxi drivers
Salary: start at $16,000 and top out at $34,000
6. Garbage collectors
Salary: start at $18,000and top out at $51,000
5. Welders
Salary: start at $23,000 and top out at $51,000
4. Dairy farmers
Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $45,000
3. Iron-workers
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $49,000
2. Lumberjacks, or loggers as they prefer to be called
Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $47,000
1. Roustabouts, which can either be temporary circus workers or oil riggers
Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $49,000
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horrible list indeed, explain it!
What a horrible list. Just 25 random jobs with no explanation or justification why these are so much worse than any other 25 random jobs.
Forgot about “WAL*MART shop assistant” salary: start at 13,000 and top out at 26,000.
This are jobs with heavenly salaries for third world countries. Don’t act spoiled. Be thankful you have any one of these jobs.
Obviously,you must be kidding.
HAHAHA this list is horribly inaccurate! I’m not sure which country you’re talking about, but in Canada, most welders make well over $90,000/ year, Iron workers are at about the same, and a letter carrier makes $30/hour with the best possible benefits, and an incredible retirement package! I can tell you, I know of MANY jobs that would beat anything on this list. Poorly done.
They help the people God bless them
This is a horrible list. It is highly inaccurate as we all know the worst job around is most likely being a Jizz Mopper. Or a Fluffer.
So all of these are worse than flipping burgers? Or being a late night convenience store clerk? How about being the person at animal shelters who has the unfortunate duty of dispatching the animals that have been there too long? That seems pretty crappy to me.
This list would have been much better if they had called it the most thankless jobs and frankly, I’d be happy to have just about any of them.
In other words, everybody that actually contributes to society as opposed to people that stare at computer screens all day that don’t.
Mostly blue collar jobs.
How is it with white collar jobs? Or were these taken into consideration?
And how do the statistics compare across borders?