The worst job in the country?
According to CareerCast’s just released 2013 annual job ratings comparing 200 jobs, “newspaper reporter” is the worst job around.
In 2010, “newspaper reporter” was ranked 184th; in 2011, it was 188th; in 2012, it was 196th. Notice a trend?
This year, “photojournalist” ranks 188th. That’s right, dishwasher and maid are both better jobs than photojournalist.
In 2010, “photojournalist” was ranked 189th; in 2011, it was 185th; in 2012, it was 166th.
The job of “photographer” is slightly better at position 172. But “photographer” is apparently a worse job than cashier, carpet installer, garbage collector, bus driver and janitor.
In 2010, “photographer” was rated 126th; in 2011, it was 144th; in 2012, it was 147th. Hmm, a downward trend?
Best jobs? Actuary, biomedical engineer, and software engineer.
Of course, reports like this are meant for “water cooler conversation” – something that folks can chat about while standing at the water cooler. Today’s water coolers are blogs, Facebook pages and Tweets.
