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Top 10 Most Stressful Jobs. Really?
I just read an interesting article on RealtorMag, (by Melissa Dittmann Tracey), about stressful jobs, and I must say that I was surprised to see the job of a "real estate agent" was considered to be one of the most stressful jobs you can have.

This was according to CareerCast's 2010 Jobs Rated report, which analyzed the stress level of 200 professions.
While I agree that stress certainly comes with the "job", to be ranked the number 10 most stressful profession made me stop and think.
Do Realtors deal with more stress than say, a Wall Street broker on the Trading Floor, or a Second Grade teacher taking care of 20 little "angels"?
Sure, as the article says, competition among real estate agents did rise when the economy softened, and this was reportedly a major factor in landing agents in the top 10 of the most stressful jobs report.
In working out the stress rankings, CareerCast accounted for such factors as work environment, competitiveness, and job risk.
I agree with the part of the report that noted: "Real estate agents and brokers work long, erratic hours, spending much of their time showing properties to clients. They must be extremely independent, and able to handle ... more

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