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
correction seaman in the navy but merchant seaman completely different story can make up to 52,000 in 5 months or less depending on rank
Here in Alberta Canada most of these jobs are 100K+/year…
None of this seems correct, even during a recession and even for the U.S.
Plus you forgot:
Telemarketers, retail sales associates, fast food attendants and all the minimum wage service industry. I would much prefer a law enforcement job over any of the other thankless service jobs that pay $7 an hour.
The figures quoted on some of the jobs are incorrect. It would be good to know how the figures were calculated, in particular given that I know of policemen who earn well over $100K (U.S.).
i rather have any of the jobs listed then mine ( network engineer for a telecom)
What elitist left-wing wacko wrote this? These are all respectable and productive jobs. While I get some of these may be endangered due to automation, if you have one of these jobs you are better off than about 50 million jobless Americans.
Many of these jobs are manufacturing related, public service or service sector. What is wrong with that? There are millions or people that would love to be making $22K let alone $87K.
Whatever criteria was used to select and rank these jobs is total BS. Do some research!
“Mail carriers?” We call them “postmen” in our neck of the woods.
This is total BS. What do you consider a “good job”? Something where you can sit inside a windowless office with A/C and make 80k/yr pushing paper and crunching numbers? No thanks. I’d rather be a construction worker than an accountant. You can keep your job sitting in front of a computer, I’ll keep my firefighting job (w/benefits, retirement, great schedule).
How are those bad jobs? They all make more than I do, and most get benefits. Why isn’t retail up there? I make $11,000 and have no benefits. I can barely afford to live, and I though I make $9.41 per hour, I can work 35 hours a week in December, then 5 hours a week in July.
Why are these the worst jobs in 2010? Did a limousine liberal come up with this list? In this economy most of these would be nothing less than damn good jobs. Most of them come with benefits which are worth tens of thousands of dollars themselves. Sad thing is our greedy government, greedy unions, and greedy trial lawyers are driving most of these jobs out of the US.
I’ve been a prison guard for 7 years but to my knowledge, being a prison guard is the worst jop especialy when one single guard look after 60 to 70 top criminals.
Emagine the amount of abusive language and treat you recieve during your tour of duty.