careers and Happiness by Jett Hattori

jetthat — 2023-12-14 17:29:35 UTC

The author Andrew Van Dam goes into depth on the statistics of what job industries bring more happiness. The chart he uses is rated on a scale from 0-6. One row has Happiness, One row has stress levels, and the last row has a meaning rating. The data was taken in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2021. Van Dam also goes into depth on the happiest activities, and places on earth. According to the charts, agriculture, logging , and forestry are the happiest industries with the most meaning, and the lowest stress rate. The least happiest on the chart was finance and insurance industry, with low happiness and high stress

jetthat — 2023-12-14 17:31:12 UTC

The author Morgan Smith uses a chart with the average happiness scores over the past few years and according to her the construction industry workers has remained consistently high. This is due to rising wages and plentiful job opportunities. According to the chart she uses the healthcare industry was the least happy with construction and technology being on the top of the scale. According to payscale the median wage for a construction worker is $17.70. She states that human interaction is vital for a happiness in a career, she also says that construction workers have a strong bond with one another which contributes to happiness.

jetthat — 2023-12-14 17:32:49 UTC

The article by Jessica Pangilinan talks about the 10 happiest jobs in america. It talks a lot about how money is not the driver of happiness. According to her an assistant teacher is the happiest job in america. She talks about the salary and the things needed for the job. Her reasoning for money does not bring happiness was how some of the highest paying jobs: doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers, etc. do not have high happiness levels due to the high amounts of stress the jobs put you under. One thing about the ratings given to these jobs was that all off them were very close together with no outliers.

jetthat — 2023-12-15 17:32:23 UTC

The author Giorgio Brunello talks about how vocational school students are happier than students in college. He says that students in college become more competitive with their peers and some even feel economically inferior to other students. He says that this causes college students to be less happy. another thing he mentions is the human bond and connection in both. But after school finishes he says that the vocational students have a better bond with their co-workers which is vital for happiness in jobs. He goes to say that vocational school students have just as good of an economic outcome as college students while maintaining happiness.

jetthat — 2023-12-18 01:58:23 UTC

The author Lydia Dishman she discusses the data from an anonymous survey from 2015 with over 30,000 employees across 500 different organizations, over 12 industries, the survey concluded that facility and construction workers were the happiest. She says that one of the biggest reasons to be unhappy at your workplace was having unsupportive managers or colleagues. Although this does not directly translate to happiness it helps. She also says how in the construction industry workers have a high morale as they have strong bonds and are encouraged to support one another. Many construction workers kick back with each other after work building even bigger bonds with each other. workers are excited to go to work to see their buddies where as other jobs it's more like coworkers.

jetthat — 2023-12-18 03:05:28 UTC

The article by Andrea Moran she talks about how the trade industry has plenty of job openings making it less competitive to get a job making it less stressful. Trade workers also have more flexible schedules and more free time depending on the worker. If a crew or a worker finishes early they get the rest of the day to themselves. Many trades have an abundance of jobs in the local areas so finding a job won't be a problem. Trade workers have lots of days off compared to other jobs with lots of free time and three day weekends. The free time gives you time to chill and your job less stressful.