Taking it easy: The 10 least stressful jobs of 2016

Stress is unavoidable, no matter your line of work. In fact, the career found to be the least stressful in CareerCast's new report is a perfect example.

Information security analyst, found to be 2016's least stressful, was at the centre of some of the most stressful situations in the workplace in 2015, thanks to the security breach at Sony Pictures Studios.

What occurred in that instance was an anomaly, however, says the report, which was generated on the basis of 11 stress driving factors, such as the amount of travel, deadlines, working in the public eye, physical demands such as stooping or climbing, and even meeting members of the public.

Each job was given a stress score based on these factors, corroborated with median annual income and growth outlook data pulled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 10 least stressful jobs of 2016 are:

1. Information Security AnalystJobs Rated Stress Score: 3.80Median Annual Income: $88,890Growth Outlook : 18%

2. Diagnostic Medical SonographerJobs Rated Stress Score: 4.00Median Annual Income: $62,540Growth Outlook: 24%

3. University Professor (Tenured)Jobs Rated Stress Score: 6.94Median Annual Income: $70,790Growth Outlook : 13%

4. Hair StylistJobs Rated Stress Score: 7.47Median Annual Income: $23,200Growth Outlook : 10%

5. Medical Records TechnicianJobs Rated Stress Score: 7.55Median Annual Income: $35,900Growth Outlook : 15%

6. Medical Laboratory TechnicianJobs Rated Stress Score: 8.98Median Annual Income: $49,310Growth Outlook: 16%

7. JewellerJobs Rated Stress Score: 9.10Median Annual Income: $36,870Growth Outlook: -11%

8. AudiologistJobs Rated Stress Score: 9.30Median Annual Income: $73,060Growth Outlook: 29%

9. DietitianJobs Rated Stress Score: 10.23Median Annual Income: $56,950Growth Outlook: 16%

10. LibrarianJobs Rated Stress Score: 10.58Median Annual Income: $56,170Growth Outlook: 2%

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In comparison, the year's most stressful jobs such as firefighters and police officers sees the job holders facing life-threatening situations routinely as a fundamental part of their jobs.

Other forms of stress were evident in job such as a public relations agent, whose stress comes from tight deadlines, oftentimes out of the agent’s control, and meeting in the public under sometimes inhospitable circumstances.

The following are the 10 most stressful jobs of 2016:

1. Enlisted military personnel
2. Firefighter
3. Airline pilot
4. Police officer
5. Event coordinator
6. Public relations executive
7. Senior corporate executive
8. Broadcaster
9. Newspaper reporter
10. Taxi driver

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