Low-meaning jobs aren’t necessarily low-satisfaction jobs. Sometimes, they even pay a good salary and/or have minimal stress. PayScale’s latest data package The Most and Least Meaningful Jobs looks at all the things that can measure a “good” job — however you define that term for your own life and career.
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These jobs offer the lowest meaning of the 450-plus jobs on PayScale’s list, but at a variety of different salary ranges and levels of job satisfaction and stress.
High Meaning: 22 percent
Salary: $45,000
Typical Education: Bachelors
High Satisfaction: 80 percent
High Stress: 72 percent
High Meaning: 22 percent
Salary: $51,200
Typical Education: Bachelors
High Satisfaction: 60 percent
High Stress: 74 percent
High Meaning: 22 percent
Salary: $17,300
Typical Education: GED or High School Diploma
High Satisfaction: 45 percent
High Stress: 58 percent
4. Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, Coffee Shop
High Meaning: 27 percent
Salary: $19,100
Typical Education: GED or High School Diploma
High Satisfaction: 64 percent
High Stress: 43 percent
5. Model Makers, Metal & Plastic
High Meaning: 27 percent
Salary: $51,900
Typical Education: Bachelors
High Satisfaction: 61 percent
High Stress: 59 percent
To see PayScale’s full list of 450+ jobs, and how each compares for job meaning, salary, stress, and satisfaction, go here.
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Both are equally important in my opinion; however, for me at this time meaning is the driving force behind staying in the field I am currently employed in.
I would add, ANY Job for a tyrannical boss.
Septic tank cleaner.
good or bad job cann’t decide one’s life and career !