Top 25 Worst Jobs to have in 2010

At this point in the recession it’s probably safe to say any job is a good job, but according to a study conducted by job search portal CareerCast, in order to identify the best, you have to also determine which are the worst. After all, not all of us can have employment in finances or IT industry.

The worst 25 are quite surprising and their methodology makes me wonder if they took into account things like pensions, vacations and benefits. How else could cops and temporary circus workers rank so closely together?

What ever is the case, here is the list of 25 worst jobs in 2010. The list is ordered so that number 1. is the job with the title of the worst job in 2010. I hope your job is not on the list.

25. Stationary engineers, aka boiler operators

Salary: start at $31,000 and top out at $75,000

24. Machine tool operators

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $50,000

23. Drill press operators

Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $48,000

22. Roofers

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $59,000

21. Police officers

Salary: start at $30,000 and top out at $80,000

20. Choreographers

Salary: start at $18,000 and top out at $67,000

19. Machinists

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $55,000

18. Seamen

Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $52,000

17. Newspaper reporters

Salary: start at $20,000 and top out at $77,000

16. “Stevedores” or longshoremen

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $62,000

15. Emergency medical technicians

Salary: start at $19,000 and top out at $49,000

14. Sheet metal workers

Salary: start at $24,000 and top out at $74,000

13. Firefighters

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $72,000

12. Photojournalists

Salary: start at $16,000 and top out at $60,000

11. Butchers

Salary: start at $18,000 and top out at $45,000

10. Mail carriers

Salary: start at $37,000 and top out at $52,000

9. Meter readers

Salary: start at $20,000 and top out at $54,000

8. Construction workers (laborers)

Salary: start at $18,000 and top out at $54,000

7. Taxi drivers

Salary: start at $16,000 and top out at $34,000

6. Garbage collectors

Salary: start at $18,000and top out at $51,000

4. Dairy farmers

Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $45,000

3. Iron-workers

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $49,000

2. Lumberjacks, or loggers as they prefer to be called

Salary: start at $22,000 and top out at $47,000

1. Roustabouts, which can either be temporary circus workers or oil riggers

Salary: start at $21,000 and top out at $49,000