Results: Top 10 toughest jobs
Published on 05/08/2025
Source: https://talker.news/2025/05/05/top-20-toughest-jobs-in-america/
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Construction workers, firefighters, military personnel and doctors — these are the "toughest jobs in America," according to a new survey. Commissioned by Bosch Power Tools and conducted by Talker Research, the survey revealed that, whether or not they fit into those specific categories, 40% of employed Americans believe their job is hard. Do you think your job is hard?
Yes
25%
647 votes
No
25%
658 votes
Undecided
8%
216 votes
Not Applicable
42%
1079 votes
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These are the top 10 toughest jobs according to the survey respondents. Which do you think is the hardest? Firefighter
24%
618 votes
Construction worker
7%
181 votes
Military
11%
277 votes
Doctor
6%
152 votes
Police officer
14%
365 votes
EMT or paramedic
7%
191 votes
Astronaut
3%
67 votes
Farmer
6%
155 votes
Air traffic controller
9%
241 votes
Oil worker
6%
146 votes
Other (please specify)
8%
207 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.58% | 67 | |
| Teacher | 0.38% | 10 |
| all of the above | 0.35% | 9 |
| All of them | 0.27% | 7 |
| na | 0.15% | 4 |
| N/a | 0.15% | 4 |
| None | 0.12% | 3 |
| ALL | 0.12% | 3 |
| Nurse | 0.12% | 3 |
| IT | 0.08% | 2 |
| Mother | 0.08% | 2 |
| don't know | 0.08% | 2 |
| Labourer | 0.08% | 2 |
| Proctologist? | 0.04% | 1 |
| For sure Military and Doctor and Police and Fire Fighter and EMT. School Teacher should be one too. | 0.04% | 1 |
| all every job has an imprtance | 0.04% | 1 |
| school teacher | 0.04% | 1 |
| Being a mother and a homemaker | 0.04% | 1 |
| Wouldn't know | 0.04% | 1 |
| Viewing Liberal TDS active here, is the toughest job because of their mental illness | 0.04% | 1 |
| Teacher because of the growing number of students with learning issues as well as mental and emotional problems. Teachers want to help all of their children to succeed and yet they often face obstacles of dealing with a bevy of home issues, along wit | 0.04% | 1 |
| Police Officer and Underground Mining | 0.04% | 1 |
| Forensic DNA Biologist | 0.04% | 1 |
| .. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Lumberjack | 0.04% | 1 |
| Doctors and police officers are both on call 24 hours a day no matter what the schedule says. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Equal. Any job except for CEO I'd say are equal in toughness--mentally and/or physically | 0.04% | 1 |
| mailman | 0.04% | 1 |
| Language barrier of Mental health with colors | 0.04% | 1 |
| restaurant owner | 0.04% | 1 |
| Special education teacher | 0.04% | 1 |
| Tow truck driver | 0.04% | 1 |
| Director | 0.04% | 1 |
| Education | 0.04% | 1 |
| Real estate agent | 0.04% | 1 |
| No idea | 0.04% | 1 |
| All the above. | 0.04% | 1 |
| They all are. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Homemaker is one of the toughest jobs in history we have to wear many hats and on call 24/7 | 0.04% | 1 |
| homemaker/Mom | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the Above. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Any kind of job is hard | 0.04% | 1 |
| commercial fishing in Alaska | 0.04% | 1 |
| A fireman and Police Officer | 0.04% | 1 |
| Animal rescue | 0.04% | 1 |
| Dispatch | 0.04% | 1 |
| senior manager | 0.04% | 1 |
| ALL THAT ARE STATED ABOVE + MORE! | 0.04% | 1 |
| people manager | 0.04% | 1 |
| Bering Sea crab fisher | 0.04% | 1 |
| languages interpreter | 0.04% | 1 |
| postal carrier | 0.04% | 1 |
| Tech | 0.04% | 1 |
| They're all tough jobs | 0.04% | 1 |
| All jobs are as hard as people make it. You can make it easy or hard it's up to you | 0.04% | 1 |
| ro9fer | 0.04% | 1 |
| steel worker | 0.04% | 1 |
| Undure | 0.04% | 1 |
| they're all are they take special people to do them | 0.04% | 1 |
| crab boat fisherman | 0.04% | 1 |
| self employed landscaping yard work seasonal | 0.04% | 1 |
| library | 0.04% | 1 |
| sahm | 0.04% | 1 |
| They are all hard | 0.04% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| any sort of healthcare worker. | 0.04% | 1 |
| they're difficult for different reasons | 0.04% | 1 |
| Beverage delivery | 0.04% | 1 |
| Health care workers | 0.04% | 1 |
| Nurses have way harder than doctors but military and firefighters. It depends on what their position is. Are they on the front line or behind a desk? | 0.04% | 1 |
| it is all hard | 0.04% | 1 |
| Fisherman | 0.04% | 1 |
| Forklift operator | 0.04% | 1 |
| Coal Minor | 0.04% | 1 |
| IDK | 0.04% | 1 |
| Doctor | 0.04% | 1 |
| Any type of Nurse | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't work | 0.04% | 1 |
| alot of them | 0.04% | 1 |
| Railroad | 0.04% | 1 |
| Educator | 0.04% | 1 |
| Corrections workers | 0.04% | 1 |
| Education 37 years Fully Retired, 2001 | 0.04% | 1 |
| All kind of work is hard. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think all qualify as tough jobs! | 0.04% | 1 |
| hose assembler | 0.04% | 1 |
| All are equally difficult in their own way. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Parenting - but to all the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| PLUMBER | 0.04% | 1 |
| Customer service | 0.04% | 1 |
| They are all hardest in their own way | 0.04% | 1 |
| 10 or more of the above. | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the above are equally hard | 0.04% | 1 |
| admin | 0.04% | 1 |
| Office | 0.04% | 1 |
| Retired | 0.04% | 1 |
| All in their own way | 0.04% | 1 |
| Any kind of work is hard if we think. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Retired Alcohol & drug Counselor | 0.04% | 1 |
| domestic engineer | 0.04% | 1 |
| alll of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| Prostitute | 0.04% | 1 |
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