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Jobs That Make Americans The Happiest

Over a lifetime, the average person spends 90-thousand hours at work, so it definitely helps to have a job you actually enjoy. While you could change jobs until you find the one you like best, a new study can save you some time because it reveals the careers most likely to make you happy.

  • Researchers with Career.io analyzed over 755-thousand Glassdoor reviews to find the careers that get the most enthusiastic thumbs-ups from employees.
  • Overall, the career with the highest job satisfaction is real estate agent, with an average rating of 4.24 out of five.
  • The unhappiest employees in the study are mail carriers, which gave an average rating of just 2.83.
  • Pharmacists, security guards, paramedics and hair dressers round out the top five jobs that make workers unhappy.
  • The happiest high paying career is data scientist, with a rating of 4.07. Statisticians are a close second with an average rating of 4.04, followed by physicists at 4.02.
  • Pharmacist is the least happy high-paying job, with an average rating of 2.97, followed by secondary school teachers and special education teachers.

The Top 10 Jobs That Make Americans Happy

  1. Real estate agent
  2. Carpenter
  3. Software developer
  4. Designer
  5. Fitness instructor
  6. Firefighter
  7. Secretary
  8. Computer support
  9. Logistics manager
  10. Physician

Source: Career.io

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Portrait of a group of confident young businesspeople working together in a modern office

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