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Wed, 11 Apr 2012|

Wall Street Journal has a list of 200 jobs ranked 1 to 200. Where does your job fall?

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Wow yeah. It's not a talk show brought -- my network capital funding corporation your future finance. So Wall Street Journal. Of the best. Lawyer has the jobs in order of preference from best to worst 200 jobs. Number two I think I'd like the worst ones much better value -- number 200 is lumberjack. That is the worst job. -- -- -- -- -- These criteria physical demands work environment income -- I find that job. Up in Maine I guess we have a lot of -- exactly -- -- it cuts down the trees. Climbs in terms on. Cut some into pieces -- some puts an awful spotted him why would that be so awful I don't get that if you're woods Menino of -- north country type person. Let's hear from some main focus now what it also another northern New England job here's number 199 for the worst jobs dairy farmer. 198 enlisted military soldier. No 197 oil rig worker the people were Fiore Stewart and make big money though our reporter is number 196 and talked about. Disrespect. Number 196 reporter what was it what was a one yusaku exe were so excited dishwasher to dishwasher or is that 193. Pay a meter reader 194 -- -- it. Waitress 195 waitresses and a Benoit thank you -- what's -- A whole book podcaster. That's ridiculous of. -- -- Is better than a broadcaster. Worse -- broadcast it. That's terrible but conservationists. Is 188 now I would hate butcher has yet to be in the cooler all day. Conservationists when he if you black eye we're right back at such a bad I'll come lot of fire -- of 185. One of the best jobs in the world is -- not -- barely work. Thanks you know you're gonna lose some friends over their -- -- so the number one job here of the vested in your input please what. What would be your dream job if you could change your life or will press operator that your dream job. Drill press operator whatever it is they do well they stayed they have a drill and they pull handle it comes down right. And then it goes through the thing that's under. But I would think that's all automated now -- some kind of fabrication shop where -- American small quantities -- 180 is it just -- Thought I thought well disc jockeys don't jockey anything anymore and they don't have disks except hard disks. I'd software engineer is considered the best job to have actuary number two I don't know what that is some kind of account and I -- HR manager number three are you kidding me I would rather be a lumberjack. Then establish -- I would think EBT card holder would be number one yet but I don't think that qualifies as a job cooks. 6172666868. Here is from career cast -- dot com occur website the 200. Best jobs from best to worst on those five criteria I gave you. Where -- you come down on this list historian December 30. Historian Willis thirties pretty good you have to read along and you have to remember what you read to remember why -- is very difficult. -- what's your time is seven days this in my hobbies like astronomer. No this people who do that for lemons and Alvin how many of twelve exactly you. One in every -- are here as one I would like to do okay archaeologist. That you like digging -- Indiana Jones. I don't know if I think you get emissions and noise and answer any. The web by don't think he had to use all the time the best part of Indiana's jobless -- listen not. 61726668. Succeed best job you can imagine haven't. I think the job I would least like would be. The guy who stands out on the road when it's a hundred degrees. And uses that. I don't know we call when we're kids we called the heck up machine did he know that -- thing that that drills the the concrete way or the -- away. I do I look at those guys and my heart goes out to them in the middle summer. Or in the middleware and torrent it's really cold but I take about the heat you know that you know it's so high income decent seat heat coming off of the the roadway. Authorised won thirteen. Author. That's agree it but I mean yourself being great job. If you can stand doing it it's happened it's hard -- if you're good enough you can make money just sitting there writing for an hour -- -- day out that would that's -- that's enough really dig you know like Bob Parker the dispenser novelists he used to write in the morning. And is so you're right for seven and nine and then you'd take the rest of the day and do whatever you want to inspire record yourself that's not bad. Any good -- I'm sorry Jennifer than Andy hi Jennifer -- RKO. An actuary. You let. I'm regular am I remembered he yelled good what is at its current. What it what people will figure out the great turn Jerry yeah so you're -- -- accounting job is that we would call it. I'm more like you can pick. Very naturally if you don't figure out like who might already gave -- one people had had I that's sounds like a lot of fun yeah fascinating. Do you like your job. I knew my gal but you know what I would think I would have liked her band was a hole there. But pollster but now that you could probably switch over his you do in the same kind of work aren't pretty -- So you would like to take polls political -- that's why don't you call. That one of the polling companies. Or called Dave Kelly logos over at Suffolk university in -- like to make a switch is a possible and he'll give his incurred guns. I don't are you don't sound like you're gonna do it. What would be your worst job she's not Bob Paul Delhi bureau and our kill Paul hi. Paul but ultimately can send it could have been somebody could've been Marlon Brando would you wanna do movie actor Paul. I would have to say being a professional athlete or entertainer. The longer you go around salt trucks must be a rather Iraq. You mean it's like Korea you don't go -- -- -- -- fame and fortune. That is also -- Great Depression corporate just told him get the second coming it's a place to celebrate the and Marlon Brando winning his -- I would think even you guys -- -- was it just you know that they called the PGA. Ten minutes. It's actually -- as the actor's -- -- analyst Paul wants them and he won't be a worst case scenario. The moonlight anyway no less because of humans you meet most honest and entertainment which I still want attitude that describes him. Moron. -- struggling struggle of struggling actor you're right but even if you're successful ones like say that was your caveat you wanna be a successful actor. I don't know that I don't know these fine happy people in Hollywood you find real life. Great problem professionals like a little forum aluminium. Can have an -- 360 -- That's a great gig imagine that she's getting paid half familiar probably to run for president. In Europe to go too many deep enough you run for governor so what would be your worst case in her her job. The worst I think the most typical drive he can probably do I don't know whether it's actually physically or mentally actually. He's very hard to both the F fishermen are probably the other guys are working hard truths things looked awful roofs off brutal. Public or wait on people and deal would money of your work Americans. The world Armenians shortly drive and I can every working in a casino. Movie I -- money and people would drive people candidate because -- just. Sorry we got a cell thing there those are all well those are I don't know Texas drivers point 87. The movie or the the actual job. Who have the taxi drivers not getting a high rating that's probably because of the risk they work long hours and I'll make a lot of money. But I don't know that it would be such a bad jog your sitting on your butt driver around. Susan good morning to you. How can I do what I used to work kidnapped male world. And the -- and it would sound kind of tedious work. But I'm joking used to be we used to want to work and masters structure with the now for lunch. -- you can imagine about it that's gonna ask you about that's so that the mail or even like because it was boring sorting the males -- we were doing yeah. That sounds -- -- -- are coveted dream job. -- jab Brit. Gave. Probably -- How would people want TV to -- travel all over the world. Polio like that the who's that guy and clearly -- you would have job. Beyond except you're away from home a lot people to have trouble all the time they'll like it Joseph era WRKO good morning -- you. Well I -- to what happened to talk to get indicted -- -- -- not minorities must be back tomorrow we'll find out. -- -- She just go like I'm not gonna say -- XP -- job you know travel site refuel -- -- I mean I'm how much better can it be travel around the world young but umpire what I worst job would be okay. Would have to be a guide it ourselves post up excess doesn't blow Dutch talks the -- everyday yeah. Well a moral right how about -- -- I went to the trash yesterday to take it out I hit. And the smell the point number one -- she could exit the smell of it but I would I don't -- what are -- -- -- -- your -- and that's a tough one. -- I -- thank you appreciate that the trash man. Patrick good morning good morning -- it says the best job would be in. -- got to create against Graham. Are you yeah that that's not a bad gig. That's not a bad gig at all Scott what's up. I can I do again light trucks and how -- Did you guys every candidate that pop art cardiac unit that plays made the -- -- our travel all over the world out there and just almost Judy. -- -- the photographer for a new duties -- And I believe. I. Propagate I couldn't get any better than that got all those Biggio didn't exotic place there that. -- -- But Scott after ten years of blowing cold showers of rebel yell is beautiful nude women that you can't touch. Maybe I am I gonna be the Playboy photographer looking the way I look for -- are being extremely frustrating sectional in Alabama -- gets a look like flabby or something. Not this then it's you know that's not a bets on a bag if you if you could actually win their hearts out there and then are going to be interest to remain. Well you never know you know women who were treated. Home. Court tour. Pursued all the time because there's so attractive they -- so like normal looking guys because. They want to be valued for who they are not for what they look like and that's what they give off I think. I don't -- he always -- beautiful women with though with these guys who looked like the most normal -- people and so what do they do it. Bob good morning. Hey good morning lawyer software engineer number one of their race yeah software engineers you. Yeah I cannot understand why many hours or really wrong and then there's always -- stress so by you or your particular technology now -- it. May become outdated or more likely your job legally outsource to India. So way better what that would be no one -- my idea. -- it is people don't know the stress you -- under so when you're sitting in now peet's coffee and Harvard Square. In urine or you're writing your software you're actually under a lot of stress and feeling. You know he's sitting there chatting with the girl next -- and stuff you're actually under a lot of stress. Yeah well I can remember the last time an Israeli couple under the circumstances but I imagine -- -- what -- usually -- are used to in the morning in your -- you know and on the bed kind of writer. You know ideally you're in the morning in the opera sorry Gary you are connected you know by the end here into the office still market that a lot of -- and we -- -- What kind of stuff you write. I'll break -- -- banking. You know that sounds a little tedious -- for that sounds like hard work. It's always that Paula we can get his worst job -- why he's so quick on the trading assets that -- him his writings dating software clarity he. What's the big deal -- the -- software -- -- you know video games some -- he said he makes good money. It's -- right banking software if you're making good money tell the truth. If they paid a 100000 dollars to pick up the trash or be the guy with a sore there were -- for those jobs. REE you may look lousy for zero cry job it is a crappy job. But you know why they say the smell you become immune to after awhile. True or false retarded jobs Thomas Todd WRKO. It's not a talk show brought to my network capital funding corporation your future financing -- I got it. Yeah worst job worst job even worse like deceptive. -- guy you're kind of gruesome out over the Florida party can you imagine go to Clinton -- party actually go Ozzfest -- car itself. And overflowing monument yes nasty -- Working on the killing four and a meat plant. The killing floor that would mean that sounds pretty Miranda and. You're smelled in Providence I don't know if it's still -- maybe ten years ago on Providence. There was actually store still there where they slaughtered the chickens. If you wanna get a fresh chicken. You go pick it out go live on like a lot certainly take say yeah that's I would slaughter the thing -- -- -- the stench. From the place was unbearable. The smell of death loose gross. Yeah picture that was a thousand. Takes it thought on how they do that this price you know that the way they do but I guess they grow up and you know you're both farmer in your doing that your whole life so it's not such a big deal. But -- a lot of people go out and do stuff every day that looks incomprehensible. And I'd like to hear if if you think. You were doing one of those jobs if you think you're doing a dream job. Or you think you're doing one of the toughest jobs there it's both of those are interesting stories that would be good for us to hear right now so I wonder for a for example. Do do police officers think they've got a good job or bad job what do you think if you're caught. You hear about on the risk on highways Caesar here are you know get picked off like crazy -- cars going by. And there's all kinds of dangerous things like that or grueling like somebody mentioned being a root for construction work. Has moments were can be the worst of the worst job. -- rethink -- -- jumping to conclusions here I think. When I worked as a wallpaper remover that was -- the worst job just tedious and hard to you know exhausted. And the work just unpleasant it's not you know you keep yourself in a routine and and get it moving because the next scene are you -- corner in the new walls differ from the old wall and you know this just some jobs that. Worked -- -- good and is not a lot of gratification. There is gratification getting good at anything I guess you could argue but some things are nicer than others and in general. People prefer office work where you're gonna temperature controlled environment you're comfortable and you can eat and drink can go to the bathroom when you want to end. You know life is much more pleasant I think. What do you think about your job or what would be the best to worst job Donald -- RQ good morning. I thought they -- the worst job I could figure right now is don't know I just. Yeah imagine. You know what that stuff that's considered the fourth best job and I agree with you how could that be a great job. And we'll give you look at people out how many per date twenty miles per day between them not a guitar. How about the smell. All of of all those lost and pick -- T. I can't think about it is best job I like jeopardy as a registrar motor vehicles. That that you do good wanna be Rachel from drilling. May the power -- -- -- a contest what what when you do what's your fantasy that would make it so much fun to be registrar. Why update the messages -- try to -- you redesign. What are you want to see happen there I think that it's a -- probably change -- Are you -- gets. The slower slogan you'll know that. Go ahead with your slogan well I don't know what actually choose it or something like that it's make your messages could be an update it. Yeah okay and that's a good idea that's Ellen yeah Matt welcome it's Massachusetts were being an illegal is not easily. Nice I mean I felt why not lay out the ultimate welcome mat. Or caution illegal may be driving. You might as well let people know Lisa good morning -- you. Thank god he I was driving behind me an hour and twenty yesterday and it would be crying little clean up who you met. We ask -- got a new day yeah they get hit a lot of money for doing the right Herat anytime you deal with grossed out for me. There was a movie a couple years ago about it -- it didn't it wasn't widely released but I side at the little arts movie theater. About a woman who started the company to do that she was desperate and somebody got murdered this -- to go and clean up the house a became a really good business for. So that you don't like cleaning up brain matter and other stuff off the rug. I would now need to look at and how about a best job please call again you Waechter Cox with a trigger finger. Thank you Lisa for the call sorry she's. Frank I'm afraid that's my favorite so they don't have those anymore do then I -- Why. It. Because you like connecting I think I'm gonna. You would have a lot of fun connect disconnecting or by the F Franco what's up. Hey guys good morning good morning CO. Okay I'm gonna tell you straight up the up. I wore three piece suit for about ten years Linux driver. Not a limo driver worked at a private school over the counselor yeah that's ST what I do now followed and I'll tell you I have a recycling business and I get dirty every day. I'm I'm in my fifties now but I keep in shape by doing that and I -- and but. A lot of people including some in my offense failing members would not do the job that I do like showed it to eliminate -- to our. -- what's out what's hard about the recycling business. Well that there's a lot of folks for what I do I'm sort of a -- of a lot of breaking up to do a lot of breaking up so far materials. Medals and things. You're a guy takes a sledgehammer and -- things. Absolutely Emma Kate may go out tomorrow what fund. -- -- -- you know I'm glad you raise excuses this sort of assumption that if it's physical or nobody wants to do it but some people. Wanna be outside some people like being in on a roof some people wanna be getting things. I love it got to my outside all day and and I drive from Falmouth all the way to Pete ceremony have a little dialogue that. Do me a favor. Oh see you go and do the pick up as well. I have picked up till I think that I'm very upset about it big gas prices than you can changeup with a new. We're doing a favor and make you were recording maybe on your phone you can do this and you do audio recording forests of you -- a your most violent. So what are we gonna play it for everybody all right -- opened. Fire -- The -- should call you -- the job would be kind of gross what's -- an exterminator. Well I column we have cockroaches and rats or whoever you know they're they're -- did their job isn't to -- shoot them. They just put they can't see your -- -- -- -- pick up dead ones and so us. That's nasty used to that all good morning. What's up -- Good morning to you sir. Well. You know one thing I think this this this list has that the failures they have all basically physical labor that's direct negative. And I think unfortunately that there's an aspect of physical. Exertion during your work -- that the benefit to a certain point nobody wants to go home -- and broken but. You know you do wanna do a little bit of work in your -- it makes. One I think invigorate your body into it invigorate your mind. Personally the worst job. I don't know if you guys have ever been added to injury. It's it's like take all the nastiness so they're killing floor cooks. And add to it be chemical treatment of this in this. At itinerary where you know you take the a skin of the the cattle in Bernard and it's just let -- added yet is that sold on the processing to other course it means. That's awful -- or anything leather jacket government don't just we -- -- now on. The Internet zone that John. Pretty improbable but now. No threats are I think out Demi -- the best job is -- A -- -- because of what I get the benefit of it I get a little bit of physical activity you would with outside stuff -- in the woods. I get a little bit to exercise my mind with the mathematics and not the other geometry and a little bit of illegal side. So I get you know excite the creative side of my mind and -- -- with you know I -- laundry like that so it's kind of look. I don't -- like it's our Renaissance man tackle position we get to do a little bit of everything -- as opposed to being stuck doing. I mean -- dental hygienist and before that's going to be the most insane idea that. Totally ridiculous I mean who would want those who would wanna do that work in a mile fall then I got another one from my caller who didn't wanna go on the air yeah. And in Ballmer. And in Ballmer yes you know. I think that's all of our assumptions I think people in the funeral business probably like their jobs they have a lot of free time. They're very self directed and once in awhile I tells quiet -- the -- it's sort of like a medical job but you don't have to worry about any complaints. This you're on WRKO what's -- -- Thank god they. My dream dream job would be key PGA tour troll. Yeah head and do worst job that I could think of as they waste water treatment operate aircraft. Our sense because of the -- rerouted to their bank or -- out on the golf thing when you're gonna actually be the golfer or would you wanna be a caddie or somebody along for the ride. Other to a crawl now. Only work four days a week. Now one play game pro -- and I think that would be. Kept -- -- and you know right now my job my computer support professional and I know I -- my adult. It's. Challenging every day but it does get grinding because. -- and people complain Q all the time yes union is what's wrong you know you also brought yet they only remember your last failure they don't remember all of the great got it done it all always. I couldn't last week -- -- does that look good. Already you're right down -- phone number so we call on the computer as a pork. Thank you Vince Katy you're on WRKO. Well -- I was the best job in the world moves. At that party -- you need everybody threatened to walk on given the -- that up and he's got a lot else. And intoxicated women should be logic and eat bacon and -- at both ends eat paint their -- split secret. Lie that's this. And a lot of great -- it got big it got they are meant he's got that core of the market why he might suffer a lot of sexual frustration. But it wouldn't it infant you've got it got -- I think that would be at the top of the list if the Wall Street Journal knew about it thank you Katie we'll take more your call 6172666868. After a a quick news update Tom and Todd WRKO.