What Job Title Leads to the Most Misery?
CareerBliss and www.seattlepi.com recently examined 24,000 employee evaluations
across more than 250 types of positions to see which job title is linked to the least happy employees.
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They developed what they call a “bliss score,” which rates an employee’s overall happiness on a scale of one to five. Some of the factors they weighed include work-life balance, relationship with coworkers, work environment and compensation.
Here are the top 20 least happy employees out there:
1. Analyst
Bliss score: 2.914
2. Dispatcher
Bliss score: 2.938
3. Program coordinator
Bliss score: 2.950
4. Pharmacy technician
Bliss score: 2.954
5. Teacher
Bliss score: 2.963
6. Senior buyer
Bliss score: 3.039
7. Clerk
Bliss score: 3.048
8. Assistant professor
Bliss score: 3.053
9. Operator
Bliss score: 3.074
10. Engineer
Bliss score: 3.099
11. QA specialist
Bliss score: 3.104
12. Customer service associate
Bliss score: 3.144
13. Legal assistant
Bliss score: 3.146
14. Registered nurse
Bliss score: 3.147
15. Security officer
Bliss score: 3.180
16. Driver
Bliss score: 3.206
17. Cashier
Bliss score: 3.226
18. Operations supervisor
Bliss score: 3.230
19. Associate
Bliss score: 3.248
20. Sales associate
Bliss score: 3.253
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