by Marcus Maurice
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When
determining the best and worst jobs in the world, researchers looked at five
core criteria. These were work environment, physical demands, future
outlook,
income, and stress levels. For the past few years, being a
mathematician or an
actuary topped the list because of their _(1)_ environments and low physical demands. This year, the number one
spot on the best jobs list was a
software engineer. While there is still a lot of math involved, it's easy to
see that the world is _(2)_ a technology-based society. People are needed to build
apps for the iPad and iPhone, _(3)_ more video games and software, and
expand the
concepts of
cloud computing. Mathematician _(4)_ second, while actuary was third on the list.
Rounding out the rest of the top 10 in _(5)_ were
statistician, computer systems
analyst,
meteorologist, biologist, historian,
audiologist, and dental
hygienist.
On the _(6)_ end of the
spectrum, long hours, low pay, high risk of injury, and being away from loved ones for
extended periods of time made being a
roustabout the worst job of 2011. Roustabouts _(7)_ oil
rigs and
pipelines on and off
shore. It's a _(8)_ job with
unpredictable hours and can be very dangerous in certain parts of the world that have
unstable governments. Also, due to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the US has _(9)_ a seven-year
ban on
drilling, which has made their job
prospects worse. Other jobs that ranked at the bottom were
ironworker,
lumberjack,
roofer, taxi driver,
ambulance driver,
welder, painter,
meter reader, and
construction worker. Most of these jobs were ranked low because of the negative _(10)_ they have on workers' bodies.
Take these lists
into account when making a career choice.
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