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5th High School Teacher

• A high-school teacher hasmany responsibilities(lesson planning, classroommanagement and discipline,extracurricular activities,...),but its salary is slow (anaverage of 43000$/year).Tobe a high-school teacheryou need a current licenseand a daily interaction withstudents outside theclassroom;

• Teaching is always ademanding job, often morethan 40 hours per weekincluding out-of-classroompreparation and all most inevery school lacks properair conditioning or heat, orthe latest technology thatwould support the teacher,what make this job verystressful.

4th Police Officer

• Keeping the peace, lawenforcement, protection ofpersons and property, andthe investigation of crimesare, as we know, thefunctions of a police officer.To become a lawenforcement officer,excellent communicationskills, good judgment anddecision-making skills, andkeen listening skills arenecessary.

• Police officers earn amedian income of$51000/year.

• Police officers facepotentially life-threatening situationsdaily. Shifts can be longand strenuous, especiallyin emergencies, and workrequires both physicaland emotional strength.

3rd Surgeon

• A surgeon (specialist in surgery)earns an average of300000$/year;

• Surgeons must hold a bachelor'sdegree in addition to a MedicalDoctorate degree. Three througheight years of internships andresidencies are also needed.Medical school is a demanding,intense experience that tests thephysical, mental and emotionalstamina of students. In addition,every surgeon must obtain alicense to practice and must passa series of board-certificationexams.

• Surgeons can be requiredto work at odd hours, andmany operations takehours to complete.Operating calls for extremeprecision and attention todetail, and can requirequick decision making withlife or death consequences.In addition, risingmalpractice insurance costsare a major cause of stressfor many surgeons.

2nd Taxi Driver

• Taxi drivers transportpassengers for hire. Almost allof them work in cities.Passengers may signal themby hand on the street or findthem at hotels and airportterminals. When passengerscall cab companies andrequest taxis, dispatcherscontact drivers by two-wayradios, cell phones, orcomputers.

• Taxi drivers need a licenseand earn a median of

10$/hour.

• Taxi drivers generally workerratic hours, including latenights and weekends. Highspeed driving in traffic,especially in major cities, isquite dangerous, and theyfrequently drive in badweather conditions as well. Inaddition, taxi drivers areconfined to their vehicle allday with a supply of cash,what making them vulnerableto criminals.

1st Air Traffic Controller

• They are who maintain the flowof aircraft in and out of airportsand in flight. They are the key tokeep the aviation safety.

• The position of the air trafficcontroller requires highlyspecialized skills like speakEnglish fluently and complexproblem solving. To become anair traffic controller we need ahigh-level course, and a licensefrom FAA(Federal AviationAdministration)

• They earn an average of120000$7year.

• This is well recognized as oneof the most stressful jobs,requiring total concentration.Radar controllers, as opposedto tower controllers, alsohave to work in semi-darkness with an airplane fullof passengers in their sight asa mere luminous blip on thescreen.

• Many workers, spend manyhours without taking a break,what make this job one of themost stressful jobs.