April 18, 2007
Most Satisfying Jobs
Clergy—87 percent percent
Firefighters—80 percent percent
Physical therapists—78 percent percent
Authors—74 percent
Special education teachers—70 percent
Teachers—69 percent
Education administrators—68 percent
Painters and sculptors—67 percent
Psychologists—67 percent
Security and financial services salespersons—65 percent
Operating engineers—64 percent
Office supervisors—61 percent
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Ah, a happy 67.5 percent satisfaction for me!
I was a teacher/librarian till I retired. The satisfaction level is interesting, given other statistics that show that 50% of teachers leave the profession within their first 5 years. (Or is this only in Texas?)
I’d have to go back to the article to which Deron linked, but I don’t recall any indication of how many years the folks surveyed had been in their occupations. Those still in a given line of work after five years might be assumed to be content; on the other hand, they might be dreadfully unhappy but resigned to fate. Who knows? Not me.