Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Soon to heard everywhere: "Well at least I'm not a newspaper reporter"

For years I've been telling journalism students that they shouldn't go into the profession unless they can't not do it and now a website is essentially saying the same thing.

CareerCast.com has released its annual "Best Jobs" list and there's a new one at the bottom of 200, newspaper reporter, which displaced lumberjack.

With "poor job prospects, low pay and layoffs have plagued the industry for the past several years," even taxi driver looks good in comparison.

"Readership has steadily moved from print publications, whether they be newspapers or magazines, in favor of online outlets. The resulting decline in advertising revenue has left newspapers -- and thus, newspaper reporters -- feeling the pinch."

Here are this year's 10 best and worst professions according to the website:

The best 10 
1. Actuary
2. Audiologist
3. Mathematician
4. Statistician
5. Biomedical engineer
6. Data scientist
7. Dental hygienist
8. Software engineer
9. Occupational therapist
10. Computer system analyst

The worst 10
200. Newspaper reporter
199. Lumberjack
198. Enlisted military personnel
197. Cook
196. Broadcaster
195. Photojournalist
194. Corrections officer
193. Taxi driver
192. Firefighter
191. Mail carrier

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