Picture this as your typical workday: You wake up at 5a.m. (or 5p.m. for
the night shift) and head to the dining hall for a breakfast of
cafeteria food. Next comes a 12-hour shift working outdoors in either
the desert heat, an ocean storm or the bitter cold of an Alaskan winter.
There may even be armed groups nearby eager to kidnap you for ransom.
As for the work itself, it’s backbreaking physical labor with a high
risk of injury or death. And when the day is over, you still can’t go
home because you work in an isolated location that you’re able to leave
only every two weeks or so. And when it’s time to sleep, you head to
your shared dorm room and crash until 5a.m., when work starts all over
again.
1. Roustabout
Cons: Long hours, dirty and dangerous working conditions,
isolation (when working on offshore oil rigs or in inhospitable
locales), high stress due to the constant risk of severe injury or
death.
2. Lumberjack
Pros: The appeal of working in the “great outdoors,” lots of exercise.
Cons: Need to work in all-weather conditions from triple-digit
heat to freezing cold, poor employment opportunities, high risk of being
injured by everything from falling trees to chainsaws, and even sawdust
inhalation.
3. Ironworker
Pros: Because of Ironworker’s ties to the construction industry,
in a good economy there is often a good hiring outlook and pay with
overtime.
Cons: In a weak economy (like the current one), the job often
suffers from layoffs and low pay. A great deal of climbing, balancing
and concentration is required, leading to risk of injury.
4. Dairy Farmer
Pros: Strong hiring outlook and relatively low unemployment, since the demand for milk isn’t expected to drop anytime soon.
Cons: Long hours, intense physical demands, close proximity to
penned-in cows tends to make for an unpleasant (and sometimes dangerous)
work environment.
5. Welder
Pros: Good income with potential for substantial overtime pay, work is often done indoors.
Cons: Like Ironworkers, the job market for Welders is linked to
the construction industry, and suffers during an economic slump. While
not as dangerous as Ironworker, there is still a potential for severe
injury.
6. Garbage Collector
Pros: Low unemployment and good job security (unless people
suddenly start producing less trash), relatively high salary for an
unskilled profession.
Cons: You spend all day outdoors in all weather, lifting and dumping other peoples’ trash. Need we say more?
7. Taxi Driver
Pros: Independence, ability to set your own hours.
Cons: Low income, high stress due to risk of robbery, unpleasant
work environment (imagine being stuck in your car with a stranger – all
day, every day).
8. Construction Worker
Pros: Good income potential with overtime, opportunity to become an independent contractor and start your own business.
Cons: Extreme, physically demanding labor in all weather
conditions, risk of injury or death, poor hiring outlook in a struggling
economy, seasonal layoffs.
9. Meter Reader
Pros: Low stress, relatively high income for senior workers.
Cons: Poor hiring outlook due to increased automation, monotonous work in all weather conditions, little room for advancement.
10. Mail Carrier
Pros: Stable employment, relatively high median income, good federal pension.
Cons: The unofficial motto of the Post Office is “neither snow,
nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the
swift completion of their appointed rounds.” This means you’re working
on Christmas Eve, even in the middle of a blizzard.
Source :- http://worldtoptenthings.blogspot.in/2011/12/top-ten-worst-jobs-in-usa.html
0 comments:
Post a Comment