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Happy Meter

Oh, you need to look at this one. This nifty interactive graph rates the happiness of workers in dozens of professions. Some of the results are surprising and some are expected. Priests rank highest and gas station attendants lowest, and in-between are a whole bunch of occupations as diverse as medical doctors, computer programmers and painters, sculptors and craft artists.

Happiness on the Job

An important caveat to career satisfaction is that people who choose careers helping others are the happiest in their jobs. Read the results of a University of Chicago report on career fulfillment here.

Looking For Satisfaction And Happiness In A Career? Start By Choosing A Job That Helps Others