The Most Overrated Careers
By
Marty Nemko, U.S. News
Posted December 19, 2007It looks
glamorous on TV. Or you've got an uncle who loves it. Or you heard you could
earn a lot of money at it. People pick careers for many reasons, including some
bad ones. So in addition to identifying the
Best Careers for 2008, U.S. News
has also highlighted 13 occupations with a mystique that exceeds reality. This
list is subjective, and, indeed, many people are happy in those careers. But
these conclusions are derived from a review of books, articles, websites,
forums, and blogs about people's experiences in careers, supplemented by
confidential counseling sessions with 2,600 people over a
Attorneys and
advertising executives, for example,
often find their work is more tedious than outsiders would guess. People enter
such careers as
teacher or
nonprofit manager to make a difference,
only to encounter frustrating roadblocks at every turn. And most
chefs and
small-business owners will find that
it's much more difficult than they imagined to achieve others' storied success.
New to this year's list are three of the most prestigious careers:
physician,
medical scientist, and
architect. They, of course, are not bad
careers, but they have downsides that many career seekers are unaware of, and
those drawbacks are becoming ever more serious. That's why, for each of the jobs
on our list, we list an alternative career that might be more rewarding.
The most overrated careers:
Advertising executive
Architect
Attorney
Chef
Chiropractor
Clinical psychologist
Medical scientist
Nonprofit manager
Physician
Police officer
Real estate agent
Small-business owner
Teacher
Source:
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2007/12/19/the-most-overrated-careers.html
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