If so, you’d be better off pursuing a career in science or education than you would in healthcare or law enforcement.
Using data from the BLS and O*NET OnLine, career information expert Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., helped Business Insider rank the 767 occupations identified by the US Department of Labor by "stress tolerance."
The "stress tolerance" for each job is a rating on a scale from zero to 100, where a lower rating signals less stress. It measures how frequently workers must accept criticism and deal effectively with high stress on the job.
Here are 27 jobs that earned a stress tolerance rating of 93 or higher. If you're the type of person who thrives under pressure or can stay cool, calm, and collected in high-stress situations, these jobs may be perfect for you. If you're the crack-or-crumble-type, you may want to avoid them:
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
Stress tolerance: 98.5
Average annual salary (2014): $39,410
Nurse anesthetists
Stress tolerance: 98.2
Average annual salary (2014): $158,900
Telephone operators
Stress tolerance: 98.2
Average annual salary (2014): $39,350
Dancers
Stress tolerance: 97.0
Average annual salary (2014): N/A
Obstetricians and gynecologists
Stress tolerance: 96.5
Average annual salary (2014): $214,750
Surgeons
Stress tolerance: 96.2
Average annual salary (2014): $240,440
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
Stress tolerance: 95.2
Average annual salary (2014): $131,760
Healthcare social workers
Stress tolerance: 95.0
Average annual salary (2014): $53,590
Phlebotomists
Stress tolerance: 95.0
Average annual salary (2014): $31,890
Broadcast news analysts
Stress tolerance: 94.7
Average annual salary (2014): $84,380
Education administrators, preschool and childcare center/program
Stress tolerance: 94.2
Average annual salary (2014): $52,190
Mental health counselors
Stress tolerance: 94.2
Average annual salary (2014): $43,990
First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Advertising
Stress tolerance: 94.0
Average annual salary (2014): $84,260
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
Stress tolerance: 94.0
Average annual salary (2014): $29,410
General internist
Stress tolerance: 94.0
Average annual salary (2014): $190,530
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
Stress tolerance: 94.0
Average annual salary (2014): $53,360
Chief executives
Stress tolerance: 93.8
Average annual salary (2014): $180,700
Costume attendants
Stress tolerance: 93.5
Average annual salary (2014): $50,270
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Stress tolerance: 93.5
Average annual salary (2014): $43,420
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
Stress tolerance: 93.5
Average annual salary (2014): $219,600
Child, family, and school social workers
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $46,180
Correspondence clerks
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $36,240
Funeral service managers
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $81,080
Nurse midwives
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $97,700
Psychiatric aides
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $28,430
Respiratory therapists
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $58,490
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials
Stress tolerance: 93.3
Average annual salary (2014): $33,400
