Best and Worst Jobs in the US (Economist at 11)

In an article posted in the Wall Street Journal, these are the best and worst jobs in the US according to a recent study:

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. Garbage Collector
7. Historian	194. Welder
8. Sociologist	193. Roustabout
9. Industrial Designer	192. Ironworker
10. Accountant	191. Construction Worker
11. ECONOMIST	190. Mail Carrier
12. Philosopher	189. Sheet Metal Worker
13. Physicist	188. Auto Mechanic
14. Parole Officer	187. Butcher
15. Meteorologist	186. Nuclear Decontamination Tech
16. Medical Laboratory Technician	185. Nurse (LN)
17. Paralegal Assistant	184.Painter
18. Computer Programmer	183. Child Care Worker
19. Motion Picture Editor	182. Firefighter
20. Astronomer	181. Brick Layer

It is a very interesting list, but it seems highly unlikely to be applicable to the Philippines. Among the top 20 jobs, more than half are related to natural sciences. In the US where Science and Math education is valued greatly, NERDS RULE!!!

Most of the people on the top-20 list would likely be college professors and/or researchers. In the Philippines, most college professors and/or scientists are overworked and underpaid.

Economists at no. 11, how about that? Well, most economists are underpaid unless they are UP Econ professors with lucrative consultancy projects... but they are still overworked. But there are also not-underpaid economists in Financial Institutions, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and multilateral institutions. Probably, economist will be ranked higher in the Philippines.

Accountant at number 10. Wow!?! Tell that to the people at SGV.

My friend who graduated with a Sociology degree who is now a Project Manager while holding an Urban Planning License will be interested to see Sociologist at number 8. Aside from Randy David, I actually do not know any other sociologists.

Philosopher at no. 12, I am not sure if there are living, working Philosophers outside colleges and universities. Or who would actually put Philosopher as a Job Title? Historians (7) in the Philippines are mostly government workers and/or teachers, most likely they are also underpaid and overworked.

Paralegal Assistant at 17...hmmm... I wonder what is the rank of lawyers (probably close to Politicians and Lobbyists). I can't imagine how being an assistant to a lawyer be a wonderful, rewarding job... and how being a parole officer be a better one (at 14).

With the 20 worst jobs, most of them are self-explanatory. I would not want to be a nuclear contamination technician. But its is interesting that most of the jobs that goes to our OFWs are included at the bottom twenty.

If you are wondering what a roustabout (193) is... I looked at the all-knowing wikipedia and here is the definition:
A roustabout is a labourer typically performing temporary, unskilled work. The term has traditionally been used to refer to traveling-circus workers or oil rig workers.