10 Best and Worst Jobs for 2009

Jan. 20, 2009
A new report identifies the best and worst jobs for 2009.

The “2009 Jobs Rated Report” by CareerCast.com, a new job portal, factored the environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, security and stress of 200 occupations. In compiling its rankings, CareerCast.com used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau among other sources

CareerCast.com found that many of the “best” jobs were “well-paying office jobs” while many that were rated the “worst” were “physically demanding, high-risk” occupations.

Here are the 10 best jobs of 2009 as rated by CareerCast.com:

1. Mathematician
2. Actuary
3. Statistician
4. Biologist
5. Software Engineer
6. Computer Systems Analyst
7. Historian
8. Sociologist
9. Industrial Designer
10. Accountant

Here are the 10 worst jobs according to the report:

1. Lumberjack
2. Dairy Farmer
3. Taxi Driver
4. Seaman
5. Emergency Medical Technician
6. Roofer
7. Garbage Collector
8. Welder
9. Roustabout
10. Ironworker