Most stressful jobs in the U.S. 2019
This statistic shows the top 10 most stressful jobs in the United States for 2019. The most stressful job was enlisted military personnel with a score of 72.58.
Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2019
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Statistics on Stress and burnout
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Share of employees affected by high stress U.S. 2016-2020
- Basic Statistic Share of adults whose stress level increased over the past year U.S. 2012-2017
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults that were more anxious than the previous year in 2020 and 2021
- Premium Statistic Stress and lack of time among U.S. adults from 2001 to 2017
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by income
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by parent and employment status
- Premium Statistic U.S. LGBTQ youth with a high level of stress in 2017, by gender identity
Sources of Stress
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- Premium Statistic Situations and areas of life where U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017
- Basic Statistic Anxiety among U.S. adults in regards to select aspects of life including COVID, 2021
- Basic Statistic Emerging significant life stressors among U.S. adults in 2018
- Basic Statistic Adult stress levels regarding select U.S. political issues in 2018, by generation
- Premium Statistic Share of Americans stressed over personal safety 2008-2017
- Basic Statistic Common daily life stressors among U.S. Generation Z adults in 2018
- Basic Statistic Significant life stressors among U.S. Generation Z adults in 2018
Employees
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- Basic Statistic U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by employment status
- Basic Statistic On the job sources of stress in employees in North America 2017
- Premium Statistic Frequency that U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017, by weekly working hours
- Basic Statistic U.S. employees whose companies offered burnout prevention programs 2017
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. workers whose work-related stress caused unhealthy behaviors 2015-17
- Premium Statistic U.S. workers whose work stress caused unhealthy behaviors 2015-17, by industry
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. workers whose work-related stress affected their relationships 2015-17
- Premium Statistic U.S. workers whose work stress impacted their relationships 2015-17, by industry
Burnout
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- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who ever heard the term burnout as of 2017, by age
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who knew someone diagnosed with burnout as of 2017, by age
- Premium Statistic Stress-related statements that applied to U.S. adults as of 2017, by burn-out-risk
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults who often felt select burnout symptoms 2017, by burn-out-risk
- Premium Statistic Where U.S. adults would turn to for help in case of burnout 2017, by gender
- Premium Statistic Best ways to avoid burnout according to U.S. adults as of 2017, by burn-out-risk
Stress relief
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- Basic Statistic Activities U.S. adults engaged in when feeling stressed, anxious, or sad as of 2018
- Basic Statistic Routine activities U.S. adults engaged in more often when feeling stressed as of 2018
- Basic Statistic Leading five activities U.S. adults engaged in when stressed 2018, by generation
- Basic Statistic Activities young people in the U.S. engaged in when feeling stressed as of 2018
- Basic Statistic Exercise among U.S. adults who experienced a lot of stress 2016-2017, by age
- Premium Statistic Primary reason for people to continue to run as a sport in the U.S. 2017
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults that used apps to relieve stress 2017, by age
Focus: physicians
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- Basic Statistic Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
- Premium Statistic Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2020
Miscellaneous
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- Basic Statistic Work stress symptoms among U.S. nurses 2017
- Premium Statistic Americans stressed over presidential election outcome Jan. 2017, by geographical area
- Premium Statistic Americans stressed over police on minority violence Aug. 2016 & Jan. 2017, by race
- Basic Statistic U.S. college students that received health information from their universities 2018
- Basic Statistic Primary mental health issues among U.S. college students 2022
- Premium Statistic Perceived causes of headaches among U.S. adults as of 2017
Further related statistics
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- Stress at work in Scotland 2017, by gender
- Statements about stress that applied to U.S. adults 2017, by education level
- Stress reported by Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers in the US 2014
- Employer job stress New Zealand 2018 by frequency
- Employee work stress New Zealand 2018 by frequency
- Cancer survivor material and psychological hardships U.S. 2011-2016, by gender
- Travelers in the U.S. who find family vacation planning stressful in 2014, by gender
- Frequency at which French students were stressed out during the year 2018/2019
- Working relationship between cybersecurity & other departments worldwide 2021
- Ways U.S. adults coped with stress as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Ways U.S. adults relieved stress as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Stress reported in U.S. adults who experienced discrimination 2015, by ethnicity
- Employee attendance due to stress in employees in North America 2014
- Opinion on frequency of stress at work in Russia 2020
- Common reasons for drinking alcohol among older U.S. adults as of 2021
- U.S. teens experience consequences of not getting enough sleep 2013
- Persons with serious psychological distress in the U.S. 1997-2016
- Top five side jobs teenagers in the Netherlands 2017
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Statistics
- Stress at work in Scotland 2017, by gender
- Statements about stress that applied to U.S. adults 2017, by education level
- Stress reported by Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers in the US 2014
- Employer job stress New Zealand 2018 by frequency
- Employee work stress New Zealand 2018 by frequency
- Cancer survivor material and psychological hardships U.S. 2011-2016, by gender
- Travelers in the U.S. who find family vacation planning stressful in 2014, by gender
- Frequency at which French students were stressed out during the year 2018/2019
- Working relationship between cybersecurity & other departments worldwide 2021
- Ways U.S. adults coped with stress as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Ways U.S. adults relieved stress as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Stress reported in U.S. adults who experienced discrimination 2015, by ethnicity
- Employee attendance due to stress in employees in North America 2014
- Opinion on frequency of stress at work in Russia 2020
- Common reasons for drinking alcohol among older U.S. adults as of 2021
- U.S. teens experience consequences of not getting enough sleep 2013
- Persons with serious psychological distress in the U.S. 1997-2016
- Top five side jobs teenagers in the Netherlands 2017
Website (CareerCast.com). (March 6, 2019). Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/507098/us-most-stressful-jobs/
Website (CareerCast.com). "Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2019." Chart. March 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507098/us-most-stressful-jobs/
Website (CareerCast.com). (2019). Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507098/us-most-stressful-jobs/
Website (CareerCast.com). "Most Stressful Jobs in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507098/us-most-stressful-jobs/
Website (CareerCast.com), Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507098/us-most-stressful-jobs/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2019 [Graph], Website (CareerCast.com), March 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/507098/us-most-stressful-jobs/