“Envy the lumberjacks, for they perform the happiest, most meaningful work on earth. Or at least they think they do. Farmers, too. Agriculture, logging and forestry have the highest levels of self-reported happiness—and lowest levels of self-reported stress—of any major industry category, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey. The most stressful sectors are finance and insurance; then education; then a broad grouping of professional and technical industries, a sector that includes the single most stressful occupation: lawyers. Together, they paint a simple picture: A white collar appears to come with significantly more stress than a blue one.”

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