Journalism is the 5th worst job in the world

US careers website has published a study claiming that being a newspaper reporter or broadcaster is one of the worst jobs going. CareerCast.com looked at factors including stress, industry outlook, income levels and the general working environment to build a league table of 200 jobs. Newspaper reporter came 196th, just ahead of dairy farmers and soldiers. Broadcasters came 191st.The site says: “Both jobs once seemed glamorous, but on-the-job stress, declining job opportunities and income levels are what landed them on our Worst Jobs list.” One newspaper reporter told the site: “Today’s younger generation doesn’t seem to care about the news, and, if they do, it’s more about celebrities and Hollywood and not what’s going on in their backyards.”


for the first time ever, two media jobs made it to the bottom of the 2012 pile. “As the digital world continues to take over and provide on-demand information, the need for print newspapers and daily newscasts is diminishing. To be sure, both jobs once seemed glamorous, but on-the-job stress, declining job opportunities and income levels are what landed them on our Worst Jobs list” the site said. On the plus side (for me, anyway), journalists rank higher than lumberjacks – officially this year’s worst job. Like my own occupation, overall demand for loggers is diminishing. At the same time, logging is still incredibly dangerous.Other new additions to this year’s worst jobs list include enlisted military soldier, waiter/waitress, dishwasher and butcher. Among the best jobs in the study were online advertising manager and software engineer.