Do you crack under pressure? Crumble when you’re stressed?
If so, you’d be better off pursuing a career in science or education than you would in healthcare or law enforcement.
Using data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine, career-information expert Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., helped Business Insider rank the 767 occupations identified by the US Department of Labor by “stress tolerance.”
The “stress tolerance” for each job is a rating on a scale from zero to 100, where a lower rating signals less stress. It measures how frequently workers must accept criticism and deal effectively with high stress on the job.
Here are 27 jobs that earned a stress tolerance rating of 93 or higher. If you’re the type of person who thrives under pressure or can stay cool, calm, and collected in high-stress situations, these jobs may be perfect for you.
If you’re the crack-or-crumble type, you may want to avoid them.
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1. Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
Stress tolerance: 98.5
Average annual salary (2014): $39,410
2. Nurse anesthetists
Stress tolerance: 98.2
Average annual salary (2014): $158,900
3. Telephone operators
Stress tolerance: 98.2
Average annual salary (2014): $39,350
