The List: Happiest Jobs, According to Career Experts
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STORY OUTLINE. A Harvard University study found that the loneliest jobs were also the unhappiest. These include remote jobs as well as jobs in tech, food delivery, and the online retail sector. The study was conducted over 85 years.
Having a role in the emergency services was ranked as the toughest job as voted by the general public, closely followed by soldiers, health workers, social workers and educators. Parents ranked in the top 10, while pilots, factory workers and musicians also featured in the top 20 toughest jobs in Australia.
The jobs most likely to pay more than $200,000 per year are in the medical industry and financial services. A CEO of a private company is likely to earn above $200,000 and does not require a university degree.
Having gained a PhD degree in molecular genetics, Matthieu Ricard changed his path from science to become a Buddhist monk, and was declared to be the “happiest person on the planet” after a 12-year study by the University of Wisconsin.
Electricians, motor mechanics, metal fitters and machinists, engineering, chefs continue to feature prominently.” Australia's skills shortage is the second highest in the OECD.
SEEK has revealed its most- and least-applied for jobs on the jobs website for 2019, with pickers and packers' roles taking out the most-applied for job. At the other end of the spectrum, midwifery, neo-natal, NICU and SCN nursing was the least-applied for role.
The highest unemployment figure in Australia belongs to the indigenous community of Palm Island off the coast of Cairns, with unemployment at 49.8 per cent.
The research also determined which careers were least attractive, for both men and women. Interestingly, both genders identified truck drivers, funeral directors, cleaners, politicians, real estate agents and exotic dancers as some of the least attractive careers.
