The Most Stressful Jobs

Airline Pilot

Airline pilots are responsible for dozens of lives at any given time while they are on the clock. Each passenger is precious cargo. Keeping passengers safe is the main job while in the air, but on the ground, pilots still have a lot of responsibilities. Their working hours are highly irregular, and they are prone to experiencing fatigue and jet lag, making themselves more vulnerable to various illnesses. While pilots do undergo extensive training that teaches them how to deal with these various stress factors, they can still be problematic when the pressure gets to be too much to cope with at one time.

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