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.
Most stressful jobs in the United States in 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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- 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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- 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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Statistics on "Stress and burnout"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- 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
- Percentage of adults who stated their stress level had increased over the past year in the United States from 2012 to 2017Share of adults whose stress level increased over the past year U.S. 2012-2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults that were more anxious this year than the previous year as of 2018U.S. adults that were more anxious than the previous year as of 2018
- 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
The most important statistics
- 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
- Share of Americans feeling stress over their personal safety from 2008 to 2017Share of Americans stressed over personal safety 2008-2017
- Employees
The most important statistics
- Percentage of U.S. adults that frequently experienced stress as of 2017, by employment statusU.S. adults that frequently experienced stress 2017, by employment status
- Sources of stress at work reported by employees in North America as of 2017On the job sources of stress in employees in North America 2017
- Percentage of working adults in the U.S. who say their current job is bad for their stress level, as of February 2016, by sectorWorkers with jobs bad for their stress level U.S. 2016, by sector
- Frequency of stress among adults in the U.S. as of February 2017, by weekly working hoursFrequency that U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017, by weekly working hours
- 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
The most important statistics
- 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
The most important statistics
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. who used select activities to relieve stress as of February 2017Ways U.S. adults relieved stress as of 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults with a lot of stress who exercised regularly in 2016-2017, by ageExercise among U.S. adults who experienced a lot of stress 2016-2017, by age
- What was your primary motivation to continue to run?*Primary reason for people to continue to run as a sport in the U.S. 2017
- Percentage of U.S. adults that use apps for stress relief as of 2017, by ageU.S. adults that used apps to relieve stress 2017, by age
- Focus: physicians
The most important statistics
- Characteristics of U.S. physicians in 2018Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
- 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
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2018, by gender*Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2018, by gender
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017*Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017
- Miscellaneous
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- Most common reasons for education expense related stress among students and their parents in the United States in 2016, by causeEducation expenses stress factors among students and their families in the U.S. 2016
- Percentage of U.S. college students that had received information from their college or university about select health topics as of fall 2017U.S. college students that received health information from their universities 2017
- 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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