These are the top 10 most stressful jobs in the United States (2024)

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What is the most stressful job in USA? ›

Health-care and social assistance employees have the highest levels of job-related stress, according to Statistics Canada. For those workers, 27.3% reported high or very high levels of workplace anxiety.

Most stressful jobs 2023: Judges, nurses and video editors all rank in top 10. More than half of America's employees say they're stressed at work, every day, according to a Gallup poll. Job burnout is a real problem in many American workplaces.

Military personnel

All military roles have their difficulties, but challenging roles such as a Marine and mercenary are among the hardest in the world. These positions require soldiers to put their lives at risk on a daily basis.

Agriculture, logging and forestry have the highest levels of self-reported happiness — and lowest levels of self-reported stress — of any major industry category, according to our analysis of thousands of time journals from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey.

The lowest-paying jobs, which pay $15 or less an hour, include fast food workers, restaurant servers and bartenders, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, grocery store cashiers, among others. (Currently, minimum wage in 20 states remains at $7.25 per hour.)

While depression can arise in any job or career, research has shown that some of the most depressing careers include social workers, disability lawyers, long-term care administrators and nurses, mental health counselors, and first responders.

What is the most relaxing job? ›

Nathan Wild Nov 29, 2023. According to an analysis of more than 13,000 time journals from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey, farmers ranked for having the highest levels of self-reported happiness -- and the lowest levels of self-reported stress along with loggers and foresters.

These are the best low-stress jobs:

Landscaper and Groundskeeper. Orthodontist. Software Developer. Web Developer.

According to the OECD, Americans work 1811 hours a year, which is more than Italy (1694), the U.K. (1532), Switzerland(1529), France (1511), Sweden (1440), and Germany (1341).