Let’s face it; any job is stressful. Money makes the world go
’round, and working to earn enough money to survive, or
maintain a lifestyle, however luxurious or not, is a source of
daily struggle for everyone. While money concerns are not the
sole source of stress in one’s profession, they are a large one,
but there are other factors that make a job stressful; long hours,
high client demand, and the emotional trauma of the job. While
everyone deals with stress on the job, even in high amounts, on
a daily basis many people are able to deal with and overcome
this stress one way or another. There are some professions
with higher stress levels than others, however, and sadly, there
are workers within those professions that do not deal with the
stress and demands of their job as successfully as others. These
are the ten professions with the highest suicide rates in
America.

10. Scientists
Perhaps a surprise on this list, but the work of a scientist can be
quite stressful. The push to discover and innovate as well as to
constantly publish new findings creates a lot of stress in a field
where the competition is rather fierce, and sometimes, even
cut-throat. Suicide rates amongst scientists are surprising, with
scientists having a likelihood of committing suicide at a rate of
1.28 higher than the general population. For every 45 male
suicides in the field, there are an estimated five female suicides
per year, with one prominent example of a female chemist,
(chemists being the scientists most likely to take their own
lives), committing suicide by swallowing cyanide upon refusal
of a research grant.

9. Pharmacists
Perhaps another surprising entry on this list, pharmacists are
not immune to the acute stress their job heaps upon them.
Generally, a pharmacist is responsible for running their own
business, and is responsible for patient welfare by prescribing
them their medications. Furthermore, when some patients
cannot afford to pay for their medications, or insurance will not
cover said medications, the pharmacist often takes the brunt of
a patient’s ire. Moreover, perhaps most difficultly, a
pharmacist is constantly involved in the high-pressure world of
the big pharmaceutical companies, sometimes treated as a sales
rep as opposed to a health care professional. Pharmacists also
have a substance abuse rate of nearly 20% higher than average,
all of which contribute to the rate of suicide amongst
pharmacists to be 1.29 higher than average.

8. Farm Workers
One of the lowest paying jobs in America, with a salary of less
than $20,000 annually; working in agriculture can be
extremely stressful. Not only is the work hard labour, it is also
dangerous, working with heavy machinery. There were 216
farm accident fatalities in 2012 alone, prompting Forbes
magazine to rank farming as one of the nation’s deadliest jobs.
Beyond the stress of farming and the workplace hazards, a
farmer is also at the mercy of nature, and nature can be cruel.
When the earth doesn’t cooperate, than a farmer’s livelihood
can be completely in jeopardy, resulting in a suicide rate that is
1.32 higher than average.

7. Electricians
There may be a scientific explanation for the higher than
average suicide rates amongst electricians, a rate that is 1.36
higher than average. While being an electrician can be a
lucrative profession, it can also be difficult when the economy
is bad and work is scarce. Beyond the stressful economic
factors that may affect electricians, there have been recent
studies that have posited that an electrician’s long-term
exposure to electromagnetic fields could ultimately affect
brain chemistry. The electromagnetic fields may affect
melatonin production in the brain, which can potentially lead
to depression, potentially culminating in suicide.

6. Real Estate Agents
The world of real estate can be a high risk, high reward
profession, with all of the accompanying stress expected of a
career that can make you millions of dollars, or leave you
broke. Especially since the housing crisis in 2008 when
housing prices plummeted, the world of real estate has become
extremely unpredictable. The lack of stability in real estate,
particularly not knowing when the next paycheck may arrive if
the housing market is weak, may very well be one of the main
reasons why real estate agents commit suicide at a rate of 1.38
higher than the average person. Not only is suicide a risk as a
real estate agent, but over one-third of all job-related deaths
among real estate agents are murders.

5. Police Officers
Thus far, police officers may be the least surprising entry on
this list. The amount of stress, both physical and emotional,
that a police officer endures during the course of their career
can sometimes create emotional duress. Studies have suggested
that police officers are more than twice as likely to show signs
of depression during their careers than those in other
professions, and are four times more likely to get less than 6
hours of a sleep a night, all the while dealing with violence and
crime on a daily basis. While suicide amongst police officers is
more common than other professions in America, it is a
problem that plagues women and African-American men more
often than white men, with suicide rates amongst women 2.03
higher and amongst African-American men 2.55 times higher
than average.

4. Lawyers
According to studies, before even graduating from law school,
a reported 40% of law students already suffer from depression.
Once practicing, lawyers are nearly four times more likely to
suffer from depression than the average American. The
extremely stressful environment a career in law demands, with
long hours, poor public opinion and difficult cases and clients,
are considered the biggest reasons why lawyers commit suicide
at a rate of 1.33 times higher than the national average. Suicide
among lawyers has become such a concern that many states
have implemented mental health programs that are required for
their lawyers.

3. Financial Workers
Another profession that may not come as a surprise, as the
correlation between financial workers and suicide has been
witnessed by the public since the Great Depression when stock
brokers who had been bankrupted leapt from buildings, as the
economy goes, so does the average rate of suicide amongst
workers in the financial sector. The suicide rate amongst
financial workers in America is 1.51 times higher than average,
and it is not entirely surprising given the economic landscape
of the country post-2008. In the first three months of 2014
alone, there were already 11 reported suicides amongst those in
finance.

2. Dentists
Not many, if anyone, enjoys going to the dentist. Though this
may not actively contribute to the likelihood of a dentist
committing suicide at a rate of 1.67 times higher than the
American average, it may compound the extremely high stress
nature of the job and amongst all professions, dentistry is
considered one of the most stressful. Being a dentist can be a
lucrative, rewarding profession, but it also brings with it long
hours, reluctant, if not downright difficult patients, and no
guarantee of success or stability. Because of this, studies
suggest that dentists are more likely to suffer from mental
disorders, but are also more reluctant to seek treatment for
disorders, perhaps explaining the higher than average suicide
rate.

1. Doctors
Doctors are 1.87 times more likely to commit suicide than the
average American. While suicide accounts for roughly 2% of
all deaths amongst the general population in the United States,
4% of all physician deaths are by suicide. The high stress
nature of the job, like all jobs on this list, is the number one
factor in the suicide rate amongst doctors. Doctors also have
extra difficulty; when a doctor suffers from depression or
another mental disorder, they are reluctant to seek treatment,
potentially fearing for their practice if word of their own need
for professional help were to be revealed. There have also been
theories that suggest that because doctors are trained in
medicine, they simply are more adept at actually committing
suicide, knowing how to achieve their desired result, and
knowing what drugs to administer to do so. While this theory
hasn’t been proven, it may also be a factor that helps explain
the high rate of suicide amongst doctors.

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Military personnel should should be number one on this list... The number of Military personnel that die from depression induced Suicide is greater than the number that actually die on the battle field....

Being suicidal as a result of whatever reason is totally unreasonable. It is more likely that a person who has no faith in God commit suicide soon as a result of some frustration. It is obviously clear the rate of suicides is higher among people with little or no faith in the Creator. What shall it profit you to commit suicide? Some job? Loss of wealth? Loss of family? What else? Why not trust in God and see what is left being blessed?

In Naija no job will make you to attempt sucide rather you will testify about it in church.
Oyibo like sucide like my gf like sharwama

I agree with No.1

Journalists should be on that list.

If you must die, die honourably.

I as a person believes in confronting what my challenges are. If the urge to die is, I mount it and beat it to stuppor.

I see no way through suicide. Though some will tell you it's a way to tell life 'you can't beat me'. I still think it's idiotic and 'cowardy'.

Adedayo516:
Solider should be number one on this list... The number of Solider that die from depression induced Suicide is greater than the number that actually die on the battle field....

That can't be correct sir. I don't think u are right. I am against dis opinion of yours. All in his support say 'aye'. Dos (like me) against his opinion say 'nah'

The - - - have it

I kinda agree with th Op

But na all dis oyibo people dy commit suicide cos naija people mind strong wella

i think everyone need to add there own kind ,of stressful jobs cuz the list is endless

teachers
bricklayers
cleaners
nanny
househelps

all these ppl can comit suicide when things are not going well.and its not only in america it happens all over the world.

Military? Duh.

Abeg do not subscribe to the thought that suicide is noble.
You commit suicide in some communities, your body will be discarded the way it should.

And do you know how many professions fall under scientist?

femidejulius:


That can't be correct sir. I don't think u are right. I am against dis opinion of yours. All in his support say 'aye'. Dos (like me) against his opinion say 'nah'

The - - - have it

Do your research...

POLITICS

Suicide, a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Number one on that list, should be those in the entertainment world, they are the most misunderstood ppl

@poster, i do not agree with your list. The entertainment industry have etched their insignia on the template of history as having people with the highest level of suicide rate. Do you know how many ACTORS and ACTRESSES have taken their lives for no reason at all. What about MUSICIANS and COMEDIANS?

Dis post is quite funny.. Farming one of the lowest paying jobs in america.. with 20000 dollars annually.. Let's do d maths shall we..
20,000 dollars» 3,200000 naira.. That is abt 260,000 monthly... Haaa haa haaa.. I'm laughing in chinese....
We do more dangerous and suicidal work in naija for less dan 30k monthly..

Nigerian Armed Forces excluding the Nigerian Police .

whaoo! oyibo people commiting sucide because of stress? I think nigerians will rather kill themselves rather than commit sucide