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Most stressful jobs in the U.S. 2018

Most stressful jobs in the United States in 2018

Most stressful jobs in the U.S. 2018

This statistic shows the top 10 most stressful jobs in the United States for 2018. The most stressful job was enlisted military personnel with a score of 72.47.

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	Job stress score (0-100)
Enlisted military personnel	72.47
Firefighter	72.43
Airline pilot	61.07
Police officer	51.97
Broadcaster	51.63
Event coordinator	51.15
Newspaper reporter	49.9
Public relations executive	49.48
Corporate executive (senior)	48.97
Taxi driver	48.11

	Job stress score (0-100)
Enlisted military personnel	72.47
Firefighter	72.43
Airline pilot	61.07
Police officer	51.97
Broadcaster	51.63
Event coordinator	51.15
Newspaper reporter	49.9
Public relations executive	49.48
Corporate executive (senior)	48.97
Taxi driver	48.11

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This statistic shows the top 10 most stressful jobs in the United States for 2018. The most stressful job was enlisted military personnel with a score of 72.47.

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Release date: January 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 2018
Supplementary notes: Level of stress calculated using stress factors including travel, career growth potential, physical demands, environmental conditions, hazards encountered, meeting the public, competition, risk of death or grievous injury, immediate risk of another's life, deadlines, working in the public eye. More detail can be found here.

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Overview

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Share of respondents who stated their stress level is usually high in the United States from 2012 to 2017Share of adults affected by high stress U.S. 2012-2017
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Percentage of U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress or did not have enough time during the day from 2001 to 2017Stress and lack of time among U.S. adults from 2001 to 2017
Percentage of U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by ageU.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by age
Percentage of U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by incomeU.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by income
Percentage of U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by parenting and employment statusU.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by parent and employment status
Most stressed states in the United States as of 2018Most stressed states in the U.S. as of 2018

Sources of Stress

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Percentage of adults in the U.S. who experienced stress in select situations and areas of their life as of February 2017Situations and areas of life where U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017
Share of various sources of stress on personal activities and/or relationships in the United States as of 2016, by generationSources of stress on personal activities and/or relationships U.S. 2016 by generation
Percentage of U.S. adults that were anxious about select aspects of their lives as of 2018*Anxiety among U.S. adults in regards to select aspects of life in 2018
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Percentage of U.S. employees who stated their company offered programs regarding burnout prevention or reintegration as of February 2017U.S. employees whose companies offered burnout prevention programs 2017
Percentage of U.S. employees who stated the stress from their job caused them to regularly engage in unhealthy behaviors from 2015 to 2017*Share of U.S. workers whose work-related stress caused unhealthy behaviors 2015-17
Percentage of U.S. employees who stated the stress from their job caused them to regularly engage in unhealthy behaviors from 2015 to 2017, by industry*U.S. workers whose work stress caused unhealthy behaviors 2015-17, by industry
Percentage of employees in the U.S. who stated the stress from their job affected their relationships with friends and family from 2015 to 2017Share of U.S. workers whose work-related stress affected their relationships 2015-17

Burnout

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Percentage of adults in the U.S. who had heard the term burnout as of February 2017, by ageShare of U.S. adults who ever heard the term burnout as of 2017, by age
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally knew someone who was diagnosed with burnout as of February 2017, by ageShare of U.S. adults who knew someone diagnosed with burnout as of 2017, by age
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed with select statements related to stress and life as of February 2017, by burn-out-riskStress-related statements that applied to U.S. adults as of 2017, by burn-out-risk
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who very often or often experienced select stress and burnout symptoms as of February 2017, by burn-out-riskShare of U.S. adults who often felt select burnout symptoms 2017, by burn-out-risk
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who would turn to select sources in case of burnout as of February 2017, by genderWhere U.S. adults would turn to for help in case of burnout 2017, by gender
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought select strategies were the best ways to avoid burnout as of February 2017, by burn-out-riskBest ways to avoid burnout according to U.S. adults as of 2017, by burn-out-risk

Stress relief

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Focus: physicians

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Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2017, by specialtyPercentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2017
Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialtySeverity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
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Percentage of mental health clinicians who stated select issues were the top concerns of their college student patients during the 2016-2017 academic school yearPrimary mental health issues among college students 2016-2017
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