WORST JOB IN THE WORLD…ALMOST!
The latest list of the best and worts jobs in America is out and unbelievably I hold TWO of them.
My day job as a Firefighter ranked number 181. It was at just about at the bottom of the list. It’s of some comfort that we were only barely beaten out by the Cops at 173. You know this survey is way off with results like that. Everyone knows being a Fireman is WAY better not to mention WAY cooler than being a COP. Plus the chicks really dig firemen;) Little known fact: Inside every Police Officer is a Fireman screaming to get out! *SNARK*
As a fireman I had little choice in becoming #5 on the list of TOP TEN WORST jobs in America-Emergency Medical Technician. It’s part of the training. This job is to the medical profession what Store Detective is to the Law Enforcement profession: The bottom rung of the ladder. It is really an advanced First Aid certification. Unfortunately in my job it has become wildly perverted.
I am pretty good at keeping you alive long enough to get you to a Trauma Center when you wrap your car around a tree. Unfortunately I can do nothing for the abdominal pains you’ve had for a week, your psoriasis, bunion, headache, toothache, insomnia, hernia, irritable bowel, gout, goiter, heartburn, or any of the other nonsense complaints we get called for thousands of times a year. If you are so afflicted do us all a big favor and make an appointment with your doctor and arrange for transportation to get you there. There are real sick people who need help waiting for the ambulance.
FROM THE LIST:
#181. Firefighter
Protects individuals and saves lives and property from the ravages of fire.
FROM THE TEN WORST I GIVE YOU:
#5. Emergency Medical Technician
Attends to situations which demand immediate medical attention, such as automobile accidents, heart attacks, and gunshot wounds. (But mostly nonsense)
Where did I go wrong?
The Best and Worst Jobs
Of 200 Jobs studied, these came out on top — and at the bottom:
| The Best | The Worst |
| 1. Mathematician | 200. Lumberjack |
| 2. Actuary | 199. Dairy Farmer |
| 3. Statistician | 198. Taxi Driver |
| 4. Biologist | 197. Seaman |
| 5. Software Engineer | 196. EMT |
| 6. Computer Systems Analyst | 195. Roofer |
| 7. Historian | 194. Garbage Collector |
| 8. Sociologist | 193. Welder |
| 9. Industrial Designer | 192. Roustabout |
| 10. Accountant | 191. Ironworker |
| 11. Economist | 190. Construction Worker |
| 12. Philosopher | 189. Mail Carrier |
| 13. Physicist | 188. Sheet Metal Worker |
| 14. Parole Officer | 187. Auto Mechanic |
| 15. Meteorologist | 186. Butcher |
| 16. Medical Laboratory Technician | 185. Nuclear Decontamination Tech |
| 17. Paralegal Assistant | 184. Nurse (LN) |
| 18. Computer Programmer | 183. Painter |
| 19. Motion Picture Editor | 182. Child Care Worker |
| 20. Astronomer | 181. Firefighter |
January 9, 2009 at 11:05 pm |
Funny, I don’t see “paramedic” on the list!
Hehehe
January 9, 2009 at 11:45 pm |
74th best. not too bad.
January 10, 2009 at 9:45 am |
A parole officer (#14) is a way better job than a cop??? Scratch that one! And how can a fireman be a worse job than a cop? For crying out loud, you’re paid to sleep with other men in a dorm. Ohhhh – I get it now.
January 10, 2009 at 1:28 pm |
Mathematician???? #1??? Strange indeed.
It appears all the best jobs involve sitting…and the worst, working.
I’d rather work.
January 10, 2009 at 3:22 pm |
Shoot, the military is not even listed! No fair… I know from experience that working on the flight deck of a carrier is probably high on the list of the worst jobs in the military, and it’s sure as hell a motivator to get promoted (worked for me anyway)!
January 13, 2009 at 12:14 pm |
WTF Medical Lab Tech is 16th best?! They play with poop and other vile things. Looking at the top 3, I am thinking the National Mathematics Institute or somebody put this together.
March 29, 2009 at 9:53 pm |
hey ummmm… bitter american…. should say stupid american… paramedic is an EMT- Emergency Medical Technician
March 31, 2009 at 3:24 pm |
Biologist better than being a firefighter? Hell no. Im leaving the college Im currently at for that exact reason. Was going for biology, but I’d rather fight fires and save lives.
April 9, 2009 at 12:09 am |
me Says:
March 29, 2009 at 9:53 pm
hey ummmm… bitter american…. should say stupid american… paramedic is an EMT- Emergency Medical Technician
An EMT provides Basic Life Support; a medic/paramedic provides Advanced Life Support. Big difference!
August 31, 2009 at 5:44 pm |
HAAAAAAA!!!! LOL!!! The top #3 best a Statistician?!?! Sounds like some dumb guy Statistician sat down and said ok now for the best jobs ever in the world list….I would first like to be a Mathematician cause that would be awesome then maybe a Actuary but if I cant do both of those I guess it would be really awesome to be a Statistician! I mean WTF!?! ok now the worst….I would hate to help people and go into burning buildings and I can’t shoot a gun…RETARD!!!
September 18, 2009 at 4:38 pm |
181 firefighter??? what tha heck is wrong wit who ever made this “ranking system” is way below the retardation line!!! wit out firefighters this country would be on “fire” so to speak.
October 28, 2009 at 2:49 pm |
being a firefighter is absolutely the greatest life stylle in the world. aint no “job” you complain about a job. firefighters live, breathe, and are willing to die for it.
October 31, 2009 at 11:45 pm |
I am a fire fighter/ EMT and there isn’t 1 of those top 20 jobs I would do over what I do now to save my life. This list is for the people that are to scared to do some thing that involves work and they just mite die for it.