Your Paralegal Has a Better Job than You Do

By: Contributor · January 8, 2009 · Filed Under Law Career · 3 Comments 

Sounds strange, but it’s true, according a new comprehensive ranking of jobs by JobsRated.com.

Five different criteria were used in the rankings:

  1. Stress
  2. Work Environment
  3. Physical Demands
  4. Income
  5. Outlook

Although lawyers made more money than paralegals, other job factors brought lawyers way down on the list.

Debra Cassens Weiss of the ABA Journal explains,

Lawyers and stockbrokers, ranked 84th, both did poorly, and the reason is stress, the editors say. “Attorneys and stockbrokers may earn considerably more than bookbinders or telephone repair technicians [ranked 83rd and 81st respectively], but these high-powered careers are hurt by anxiety, as both rank among the 20 most stressful jobs on our list.”

So once you’ve finally paid off your law school debts, you might want to start searching for a new job – as a paralegal.

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