Would you believe that a hair stylist has a more stressful job than a CEO or other corporate executive; or that the stress on a nurse is greater than that on a doctor?
If you didn’t then you should read the results of a new survey conducted by mental wellness advocate, Pharma Dynamics, which lists careers in order of how stressful they are.
This chart, carried by BusinessTech, shows the Top 10 most stressful jobs in SA.
If you want to take up a low-stress occupation, become an economist – a job that ranks as the least stressed among the 40+ professions that were included in the survey.