Jobs have a way of weighing us down, and some are more likely to wear on us than others. In a new report, CareerCast.com [1] ranks the most demanding jobs considering their risk, hours, stress level, and physical demands.
Firefighters are more than brave hotties; the report shows that firefighters hold the most demanding job of all because they're no strangers to long hours, life-threatening situations, and have more physical demands than the other decidedly demanding jobs. The full list of the overall (white and blue collar) demanding jobs is below.
- Firefighter
- Surgeon
- Corporate Executive (Senior)
- Police Officer
- Roustabout
- Sailor
- Physician (General Practice)
- Psychiatrist
To see CareerCast's list of the most demanding white collar jobs,
- Surgeon
- Corporate Executive (Senior)
- Physician (General Practice)
- Psychiatrist
- Attorney
- Judge (Federal)
- Clergy
- Pharmacist