Who do you think has the greatest stress:: teacher, policeman, soldier or air-traffic controller?

Question

Shouldn't more welfare, perks and pay be accorded them?
For the benefits and well-being of countless others?

Answer 1

Ha, I always laugh when people talk about how stressful it is being an air-traffic controller. If an atc guy messes up, he gets a letter on his file and possible disciplinary actions and maybe get fired. If a pilot messes up, or doesn't catch a mistake made by a controller, well, we know what can happen. Plus they have the luxury of never having to leave their air conditioned tower. I'm an army hawk pilot, so I'd go with soldier, even though we are put into stressful situations, I think most of it is self induced.

Answer 2

With each job there is a lot of stress. One great thing about being an American, if you don't like your job.... QUIT! Maybe you can't just quit the Army but you know upfront, or at least you were told what to expect.

I get so tired of hearing teachers wine about their pay. You know why I didn't want to become a teacher? The pay sucks! It is no secret. But on the other hand making about 30K a year for working 9 months is not really that bad. You never have to work night shift or weekends. You have every holiday someone can think of off. Even some that are not holidays (weather days).

I appreciate what teachers do. I would end up in jail if I had to deal with some of the brats they do. But you knew going in what the pay was like and that some kids are a royal pain in the as_.

Answer 3

Depends on the type of stress and what/where the person is at/doing.

What I mean is, a soldier who's career field has him ensuring people get their travel voucher paid and their paperwork filed center probably doesn't have nearly as much stress as an Air Traffic Control at La Guardia.

On the flip side, an infantryman who's job is dealing death and handling carnage all around him is going to have a MUCH greater chance of suffering PTSD than an Air Traffic Controller in Abilene, Texas...

Overall, I think an infantry/combat medic/corpsman have the greatest amount of peak stress while in combat.

The problem with pay is this: these jobs are usually government funded. People have no problem paying the thousands of dollars for season tickets or exorbant amounts for a seat at the stadium, but when you ask for them to pay more taxes so the government can pay these jobs more, the people are outraged.

Answer 4

air traffic controller, they have the lives of thousands flying in the sky depending on their instructions. Every day! Everymonth , every year

Answer 5

Air traffic controller, by far. They are paid well; some get as much as $160,000 a year.

Answer 6

I am going to say that the hardest job out of all of these is being the spouse of those who have these jobs...I am a military wife and i deal with alot of ups and downs and raise my children without a husband mostly.

Answer 7

I would say air traffic controller. One mistake and hundreds of people die. No screwing off at that job.

Answer 8

You people are saying Teachers who have to teach people younger than them have less stress than someone getting shot at, and watching his comrades die around him? Or someone who has to make sure hundreds of people don't crash into the ground. I know veterans who have carved the names of fallen friends into their skin with a scalpel, i don't know any teachers carving Columbine into their skin.

Answer 9

I would say the teacher has the most stress. With the police force and the military you know what you are in for when you devote yourself to that life. But for a teacher,especially in today's schools, you never know when you're going to be teaching the alphabet one day or shot at the other. The other jobs you have training if you're shot at at least!

Answer 10

All of the above.
But if I had to narrow it down to one it would
be a soldier. And all four need better pay
and perks.