Jobs Rated Report 2016: Ranking 200 Jobs

Jobs Rated Report 2016: Ranking 200 Jobs

Photographer
162
Overall Rating:
161/199
552
Median Salary:$30,388

Photographs people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects, using digital or film cameras and equipment.

Work Environment
Good
79/199
50.70
Stress
High
153/199
29.880
Projected Growth
Poor
149/199
2.65
Ironworker
163
Overall Rating:
162/199
553
Median Salary:$49,325

Raises, places, and unites iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks.

Work Environment
Very Poor
185/199
75.00
Stress
Very High
163/199
33.250
Projected Growth
Fair
89/199
7.60
Farmer
164
Overall Rating:
163/199
554
Median Salary:$68,359

Plans, directs, or coordinates the management or operation of farms or other agricultural establishments.

Work Environment
Very Poor
180/199
71.00
Stress
High
140/199
27.590
Projected Growth
Very Poor
165/199
0.69
Automobile Assembler
165
Overall Rating:
164/199
555
Median Salary:$29,258

Assembles finished automobile products and the parts that go into them.

Work Environment
Fair
117/199
56.20
Stress
Medium
98/199
22.580
Projected Growth
Poor
159/199
2.03
Fitness Trainer
166
Overall Rating:
165/199
556
Median Salary:$35,378

Instructs or coachs groups or individuals in exercise activities.

Work Environment
Fair
119/199
56.90
Stress
Very High
179/199
40.780
Projected Growth
Fair
93/199
7.46
Nuclear Decontamination Technician
167
Overall Rating:
166/199
557
Median Salary:$39,258

Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory or production activities.

Work Environment
Poor
136/199
60.10
Stress
Very High
166/199
35.580
Projected Growth
Fair
111/199
5.68
Carpenter
168
Overall Rating:
167/199
563
Median Salary:$41,278

Constructs, erects, installs, or repairs structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors.

Work Environment
Poor
149/199
61.70
Stress
High
151/199
29.780
Projected Growth
Poor
125/199
4.56
Welder
169
Overall Rating:
168/199
566
Median Salary:$37,227

Uses hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Work Environment
Poor
147/199
61.40
Stress
Medium
111/199
24.270
Projected Growth
Poor
155/199
2.38
Occupational Safety/Health Inspector
170
Overall Rating:
169/199
567
Median Salary:$205,114

Plans, organizes, and leads troops and activities in military operations; manages enlisted personnel

Work Environment
Very Poor
196/199
87.00
Stress
Very High
197/199
64.140
Projected Growth
Very Poor
168/199
0.50
Glazier
171
Overall Rating:
170/199
568
Median Salary:$38,308

Installs glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Work Environment
Very Poor
184/199
73.30
Stress
High
121/199
25.080
Projected Growth
Fair
118/199
5.11
Sheet Metal Worker
172
Overall Rating:
171/199
569
Median Salary:$45,304

Fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings.

Work Environment
Very Poor
174/199
68.40
Stress
High
155/199
30.040
Projected Growth
Fair
113/199
5.59
Automobile Mechanic
173
Overall Rating:
172/199
574
Median Salary:$37,295

Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs, or overhauls automotive vehicles.

Work Environment
Very Poor
162/199
64.20
Stress
High
135/199
26.950
Projected Growth
Poor
128/199
4.41
Flight Attendant
174
Overall Rating:
173/199
575
Median Salary:$42,261

Provides personal services to ensure the safety, security, and comfort of airline passengers during flight.

Work Environment
Fair
117/199
56.20
Stress
Very High
187/199
45.610
Projected Growth
Poor
137/199
3.62
Server
174
Overall Rating:
173/199
575
Median Salary:$19,200

Takes orders and serve food and beverages to customers in dining establishments.

Work Environment
Very Poor
160/199
63.90
Stress
Low
48/199
16.000
Projected Growth
Very Poor
167/199
0.66
Bus Driver
176
Overall Rating:
175/199
576
Median Salary:$30,250

Drives buses or motor coaches, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage.

Work Environment
Poor
150/199
62.00
Stress
High
128/199
26.500
Projected Growth
Poor
123/199
4.80
Police Officer
177
Overall Rating:
176/199
579
Median Salary:$59,268

Maintains order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances.

Work Environment
Very Poor
192/199
85.00
Stress
Very High
195/199
51.680
Projected Growth
Fair
103/199
6.15
Truck Driver
177
Overall Rating:
176/199
579
Median Salary:$40,235

Drives a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW).

Work Environment
Poor
157/199
63.50
Stress
High
147/199
29.350
Projected Growth
Poor
134/199
3.79
Buyer
177
Overall Rating:
176/199
579
Median Salary:$59,265

Buys merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods.

Work Environment
Poor
155/199
63.20
Stress
Very High
170/199
37.650
Projected Growth
Very Poor
163/199
0.97
Real Estate Agent
180
Overall Rating:
179/199
586
Median Salary:$41,477

Rents, buys, or sells property for clients; performs duties, such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts.

Work Environment
Very Poor
166/199
65.60
Stress
Very High
176/199
39.770
Projected Growth
Fair
105/199
5.94
Construction Worker
181
Overall Rating:
180/199
587
Median Salary:$30,285

Performs tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.

Work Environment
Very Poor
183/199
72.60
Stress
Very High
167/199
36.850
Projected Growth
Good
61/199
11.00