PARADE: Most and Least Stressful Jobs 2014

 DID YOUR CHOSEN CAREER MAKE ONE OF THESE LISTS?

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Want to slash your stress levels? You might want to look into a career as an audiologist, hair stylist, or jeweler—these three jobs were ranked as the least pressure-filled jobs in CareerCast’s just-released annual list of the most and least stressful jobs for 2014.

Each year, the job search website analyzes 200 career paths for stress levels based on 11 factors: amount of travel (the less travel, the better); growth potential (“dead-end jobs tend to create more stress,” the site writes); deadlines; working in the public eye; competitiveness within the workplace; physical demands; environmental conditions; how often your life is at risk; how often other lives are at risk; hazards; and contact with the public.
With those conditions in mind, it’s no surprise that the top two spots on the “most stressful” list were military related and that firefighting ranked as No. 3—and that police officers and airline pilots also made the top 10.
Is 2014 the Right Time for a Career Change?
But that doesn’t mean office jobs are safe from stress. Public relations executive, senior corporate executive, and newspaper reporter also were among the most taxing jobs.
Check out CareerCast’s 10 most and least stressful jobs are below, along with the site’s estimates of median salary for each of the professions. And tell us in the comments if you agree with these rankings.
The 10 most stressful jobs:
1. Enlisted military personnel
Median salary: $29,000
2. Military general
Median salary: $196,000
3. Firefighter
Median salary: $45,000
4. Airline pilot
Median salary: $114,000

5. Event coordinator
Median salary: $46,000
6. Public relations executive
Median salary: $54,000
7. Senior corporate executive
Median salary: $168,000

8. Newspaper reporter
Median salary: $36,000
9. Police officer
Median salary: $55,000
10. Taxi driver
Median salary: $23,000

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And the 10 least stressful jobs:
1. Audiologist
Median salary: $79,000
2. Hair stylist
Median salary: $23,000
3. Jeweler
Median salary: $35,000
4. University professor
Median salary: $64,000
5. Seamstress/tailor
Median salary: $26,000

6. Dietitian
Median salary: $55,000
7. Medical records technician
Median salary: $34,000
8. Librarian
Median salary: $34,000
9. Multimedia artist (creates visuals and animations for television, movies, video games, etc.)
Median salary: $61,000
10. Drill press operator
Median salary: $36,000

PARADE: Trading Up: New Careers for Millennials

April 8, 2015 – 5:00 AM – 2 Comments

By Parade @parademagazine — by  Greg Daugherty

As baby boomers move toward retirement, many labor experts wonder who’s going to replace them—especially in skilled trades such as electricians, plumbers and masons.  In fact, the U.S. may have as many as 3.5 million manufacturing jobs over the next decade, with only 2 million workers with the right skills to fill them, according to a recent study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute.

The answer to the problem could be millennials, whose members now range from their teens to early 30s. For many of this generation who’ve had trouble starting careers in the tough economy of recent years or who aren’t interested in traditional college courses, the timing could be perfect.

Job	Avg annual pay (2013)	Projected job growth   2012-2022
Brick mason	$50,700	34%
Carpenter	$44,980	24%
Electrician	$53,560	20%
Glazier	$42,560	17%
Heating and air conditioning mechanic	$46,110	21%
Industrial machinery mechanic	$49,560	17%
Plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter	$53,820	21%
Tile setter	$43,010	15%
All occupations	$46,440	11%

[Credit] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

There are several options for training for the trades, including vocational schools and apprenticeship programs. Community colleges offer courses in many of the most in-demand trades, often in collaboration with local employers eager to hire their graduates.

In addition to a growing demand for trained workers, skilled trades often pay salaries that are substantially higher than the national average for all occupations.

HERE IS PARADE'S ARTICLE:  WHAT PEOPLE EARN 2015

PRE-ANCHOR PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

NKHS Technology Readiness Anchor Presentations

Look at the rubric often! 
 Match your presentation to its guidelines!

 INTERESTING INFORMATION only, please!
in over  3 - but less than  6 - minutes.

A      It’s important that you have a visual presentation to accompany 
        your well-selected and well-prepared text, 
        and that there be no full sentences on any slides.  

B.    Your oral work should include several zingers, 
        which will be phrases you wish your audience to remember.  
        Let your audience know when your zingers are coming, but setting them up properly.  

         Zinger by JFK (1st -- and only --  inaugural address):

         Ask not what your country can do for you.              

         Ask what you can do for your country.                                 

                     Set up:     And so my fellow Americans..   
                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLdA1ikkoEc

                    That line prepared us to tune in.  Then it rewarded those who did.

OTHER  Potential set-ups for your “zingers” …. Which can you add? 
   
      --   Believe me when I say that…    
      --   I don’t know about you, but I ….
      --  You can imagine that...            
      --   And here's the surprising part: 

C.     Your OUTLINE  (structure)  is critical.  

         Not even the best presenter can rescue something that is carelessly prepared.

         (Watch videos:  Michael Bay and Steven Jobs  --   http://blog.prezi.com/latest/2014/1/8/how-prezi-might-just-save-you-from-an-on-stage-meltdown-and.html/?utm_source=em0bday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gro&utm_term=a3701839721)

•         Edit and streamline your text until you can fill the time
•         with accurate, solid information 
•         told in an interesting way, 
•         before you begin illustrating your words.  
•         Work hard as you design your slides -- to commit this text to memory.  
•         Aim not to look at the screen during your presentation!

D.       Over-animating keeps your audience waiting.   
           Only animate images for those topics you are discussing at that moment.  

E.        Practice!  
           You'll need time outside of class.  
           Use the TIMER:  Keep track of time.  
           Do you need additional research?  (Even additional categories?)  
           TOO MUCH DETAIL is also costly.     

F.        From the beginning, save your sources, 
           perhaps in the footer; perhaps on the last slide.

G.        Pre-Anchor
            Present a career to your classmates.   

            Both the Introduction and also conclusion must help summarize
                 the body of your presentation,  
                 in an interesting way. 

        
             (YES.  This basic information reaches your listeners three times!)

H.         Consider including:

• details of successful daily job performance;
• details of how you learned about this job;
• skills / tools needed for success; path/s to acquire them

including specific programs/colleges

• challenges to success (costs; location; exclusivity, etc.)
• benefits of being successful 
• other information from your table  (monthly budget; first car...)
• where you might work!  (Google it; find where you might be needed now.) 
• In RI:  http://www.dlt.ri.gov/jobseeker.htm  (Department of Labor and Training)