Jobs portal CareerCast has published its ranking of the most and least stressful jobs in 2018.
The careers that top the list for 2018 are those that commonly face risk of death or injury, physical demands, and other hazards every single day, CareerCast said.
To rank the most and least stressful careers from the 200 professions on the Jobs Rated report, CareerCast evaluated 11 stress factors: travel required; growth potential; deadlines; working in the public eye; competition in the field; physical demands; environmental conditions; hazards encountered on a regular basis; own life at risk; life of others at risk; and meeting or interacting with the public at large.
These are the 10 most stressful jobs in 2018
| # | Job | Stress Factor |
| 1 | Enlisted military personnel | 72.47 |
| 2 | Firefighter | 72.43 |
| 3 | Airline pilot | 61.07 |
| 4 | Police officer | 51.97 |
| 5 | Event coordinator | 51.15 |
| 6 | Reporter | 49.90 |
| 7 | Broadcaster | 49.83 |
| 8 | Public relations executive | 49.44 |
| 9 | Surgical Technologist | 48.71 |
| 10 | Taxi driver | 48.11 |
These are the 10 least stressful jobs in 2018
| # | Job | Stress Factor |
| 1 | Diagnostic medical sonographer | 5.11 |
| 2 | Hair stylist | 6.61 |
| 3 | Audiologist | 7.22 |
| 4 | University professor | 8.16 |
| 5 | Medical records technician | 8.54 |
| 6 | Compliance officer | 8.78 |
| 7 | Jeweler | 9.05 |
| 8 | Pharmacy technician | 9.14 |
| 9 | Operations research analyst | 9.17 |
| 10 | Medical laboratory technician | 10.00 |