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Nurses most trusted
Nurses top list of most trusted professions .
A recent
Roy Morgan survey of Australians ’ perceptions of the professions has once again put nurses at the top of the list .
The Image of Professions Survey 2021 found 88 per cent of Australians rated nurses ‘ high ’ or ‘ very high ’ for their ‘ ethics and honesty ’, continuing a winning run that stretches back nearly 30 years .
Other health professionals were clustered at the top of the list , with doctors following nurses at an 82 per cent rating ,
pharmacists in third place on 76 per cent and dentists at fifth on 71 per cent .
Only school teachers ( 74 per cent ) prevented a healthcare clean-sweep of the top five positions in the ranking .
Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said the COVID-19 pandemic had contributed to nurses achieving the top placing for 24 straight surveys .
“ Nurses have been front and centre around the world during the last year as we ’ ve dealt with the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic . “ Luckily for local nurses Australia has dealt exceptionally well with the pandemic and we have largely avoided an out of control situation ,” Levine said .
The 88 per cent result for Nurses is 6 per cent down on the previous survey from 2017 , but reflects an overall slide in ratings across nearly all professional categories . Only one group , union leaders , saw a rise in approval in the 2021 survey .
Despite the drop , nurses have held the position of the most trusted profession in every year of their inclusion in the survey since 1994 .
At the other end of the spectrum , the bottom four positions were taken up by insurance brokers ( 7 per cent ), real estate agents ( 5 per cent ), advertising people ( 4 per cent ) and car salesmen ( 3 per cent ) for the fourth year running .
The Roy Morgan online survey was conducted from April 13 to 22 this year and included 1,267 Australian men and women aged 14 and over . ■
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