Joy feelings magazine September 2019 Issue | Page 34

THE 27 JOBS THAT ARE WORST FOR YOUR HEALTH
Some jobs intrinsically have more health risks than others. A nurse
working in a hospital is more likely to catch an infectious disease than
a lawyer working in an office, for example.
To rank the most unhealthy jobs in America, we used data from the
Occupational Information Network, a US Department of Labor
database full of detailed information on occupations.
In order to analyze jobs by their impact on workers' health, we took
O*NET measures of six health risks in each of the 974 occupations in
the database: exposure to contaminants; exposure to disease and
infection; exposure to hazardous conditions; exposure to radiation; risk
of minor burns, cuts, bites, and stings; and time spent sitting, since
studies show that frequent inactivity shortens your lifespan. O*NET
scores these factors on a scale from 0 to 100, with a higher score
indicating an increased health risk.
24 (tie). Radiologists
Overall unhealthiness score: 52.8
What they do: Examine and diagnose disorders and diseases using X-
rays and radioactive materials.
Top three health risks: