Jobs that make people money aren’t the jobs that make people happy
The New York Times graph of the jobs the wealthiest 1 percent of US citizens have was making the rounds a week ago.
Coincidentally I stumbled on this article last night.
The 10 jobs the happiest US citizens have.
- Clergy
- Firefighters
- Physical therapists
- Authors
- Special education teachers
- Teachers
- Artists
- Psychologists
- Financial services sales agents
- Operating engineers
There’s some interesting contrast there. There’s also a link in there to the most hated jobs.
- Director of Information Technology
- Director of Sales and Marketing
- Product Manager
- Senior Web Developer
- Technical Specialist
- Electronics Technician
- Law Clerk
- Technical Support Analyst
- CNC Machinist
- Marketing Manager
Definitely a couple surprises. I would think Artists wouldn’t have as much job satisfaction as they do. Not because they don’t have an awesome job. They do. But making a living is obviously tougher doing that than say being a web developer. But the awesomeness and freedom of art wins over the challenge in making money.
And good news for people that want money and happiness. Sounds like you want to be in Financial services sales? Really? That’s definitely a surprise.
