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Working in Low Stress Jobs
Should Be Everyone's Goal.

Did you get lucky and find one of the low stress jobs out there? We all have to settle from time to time. We can't always be successful at securing low stress employment. Sometimes we have to settle for a high stress job. If you deal with a lot of job stress, perhaps it's time to get back on the career exploration path.

Sometimes it's not the job, though, sometimes it's just the specific company or organization that is the problem. Even the lowest stress job can become high stress in a badly managed company.

Or maybe it's a specific person at work that is the source of the stress or perhaps it's just the time period. In bad economic times, things will be more stressful that in good times.

The worse thing you can do is to just endure stress. Given that most people spend at least 50 years in the workforce, it's a good idea to work hard to manage stress in the workplace to the best of your ability.

The books in the carousel below will give you some help in understanding job stress.




J.I.S.T. Publishing shares the following in their book called 150 Best Low Stress Jobs. Spin the carousel to get your copy.

Surveys confirm that occupational pressures are the number-one source of stress for Americans. Eighty percent of workers feel high stress on the job, and 40 percent of job turnover is due to stress. Health and quality-of-life issues cause stressed-out workers to pursue new jobs. Job stress costs employers $300 billion annually in accidents, absenteeism, turnover, and diminished productivity. But does less career stress sacrifice good pay and a promising future?

Explore 90 "best low-stress jobs" LISTS ranked by over a dozen common stress factors, plus by pay, growth, openings, personality type, interests, education level, gender, age, part-time work, and self-employment.

Once you have selected one or more of the many low stress jobs outlined in the book, you will be able to flip to a detailed description of each job to learn everything you need to know to decide if any of them will be right for you.

Stress factors used to determine the stress level of jobs are as follows:

  • long work week

  • time pressure

  • level of competition

  • importance of being exact or accurate

  • consequence of error

  • frequency of conflict

  • dealing with difficult people

  • public speaking

  • exposure to diseases or infections

  • pace determined by speed of equipment

  • cramped work space

  • impact of decisions on others

  • pressure to compromise values









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SO, WHAT'S THE
STORY ON STRESS?

STRESS is out of control! In fact, life is out of control! Effective stress management and problem solving skills may be the only thing that will keep your head above water in the next decade. It really is becoming quite serious and so should be taken very seriously. What is your plan for the next decade? Or, will you let stress win?

Maybe you thought life was crazy in the first decade of the 21st century. Unfortunately, it's only going to get worse. Experts predict 10 years of economic devastation before things improve. A whole bunch of economic factors are coming together all at the same time and the results of this trend will not be for the weak-hearted.

Your stress management skills and life coping skills may well be a key factor in deciding who wins and who loses. And, I don’t mean the lottery! I am talking about health & wellness. Poor stress management leads to serious illness.

In the past 30 years, chronic degenerative disease (CDD) has been on the rise. Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Asthma, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Chrohn’s and Depression are just a few of the 200+ chronic degenerative diseases that experts say are directly caused by stress. We are fighting for our lives. How much more stress can any of us really take?

But, there is hope! Achieving and maintaining wellness is more than possible. So, come with us to learn everything YOU need to know in order to take back control of your health and your life.