From a CNN article on Stressful Jobs That Pay Badly
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Median pay: $43,600
% who say their job is stressful: 100%
The job may sound glamorous, but commercial photographers, who capture models, merchandise and landscapes for books, advertisements and catalogs, have to contend with long days, picky personalities and demanding deadlines -- sometimes withstanding precarious positions just to get that perfect shot.
"One time I was doing a portrait of two guys who owned a construction company. The next thing I knew I was standing on this little catwalk under the Throgs Neck bridge [In New York City], dangling above the water because it gave me this great angle," said Gale Zucker, a photographer from Branford, Conn.
Don't know how they did the ordering, but the list is: (I find it interesting that the Photographer is the only job that 100% of the respondents said it is stressful. Are we all a bunch of whiners?)
1. Social Worker
Median pay: $43,200
% who say their job is stressful: 72%
2. Special Events Coordinator
Median pay: $35,900
% who say their job is stressful: 75%
3. Probation/Parole Officer
Median pay: $38,400
% who say their job is stressful: 58%
4. News Reporter
Median pay: $32,900
% who say their job is stressful: 62%
5. Music Ministry Director
Median pay: $40,800
% who say their job is stressful: 67%
6. Membership Manager
Median pay: $42,600
% who say their job is stressful: 67%
7. Fundraiser
Median pay: $42,700
% who say their job is stressful: 67%
8. Commercial Photographer
Median pay: $43,600
% who say their job is stressful: 100%
9. Assisted Living Director
Median pay: $46,000
% who say their job is stressful: 67%
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