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Top 10 jobs that make the world a better place
In a survey by PayScale, workers from 454 fields ranked these professions to be highly satisfying.
Does your job make the world a better place?
Do meaningful jobs that pay well even exist?
These were some of the questions PayScale.com considered when it compiled a list of the most and least meaningful jobs.
It used information from data provider Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and rated over 450 professions based on how meaningful the job was, the salary offered, level of stress and satisfaction from the job.
We bring you the top ten meaningful jobs from the list.
1. Anesthesiologists
Typical Education Level: Doctors of Medicine (MD)
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $2,91,300
Meaningful: 91 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 78 per cent
Level of stress: 79 per cent
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9. Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
Typical Education Level: Associates
Job Level: Senior (work experience over ten years)
Median Pay: $69,400
Meaningful: 92 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 89 per cent
Level of stress: 82 per cent
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8. Speech-Language Pathologists
Typical Education Level: Masters (non-MBA)
Job Level: Entry (work experience less than five years)
Median Pay: $66,200
Meaningful: 92 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 82 per cent
Level of stress: 62 per cent
7. Radiation Therapists
Typical Education Level: Bachelors
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $69,800
Meaningful: 93 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 80 per cent
Level of stress: 64 per cent
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6. Fire fighters
Typical Education Level: Associates
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $43,500
Meaningful: 93 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 84 per cent
Level of stress: 78 per cent
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5. Chiropractors
Typical Education Level: Doctorates (PhD)
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $58,700
Meaningful: 93 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 65 per cent
Level of stress: 52 per cent
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4. Education Administrators (Elementary/Secondary)
Typical Education Level: Masters (non-MBA)
Job Level: Senior (work experience over ten years)
Median Pay: $75,900
Meaningful: 93 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 87 per cent
Level of stress: 85 per cent
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3. Surgeons
Typical Education Level: Doctors of Medicine (MD)
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $2,99,600
Meaningful: 94 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 82 per cent
Level of stress: 79 per cent
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2. Directors of Religious Activities and Education
Typical Education Level: Bachelors
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $35,900
Meaningful: 97 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 88 per cent
Level of stress: 61 per cent
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1. Clergy
Typical Education Level: Masters (non-MBA)
Job Level: Mid-career (work experience between five to ten years)
Median Pay: $45,400
Meaningful: 97 per cent
Level of satisfaction: 89 per cent
Level of stress: 68 per cent
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