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10 least stressful jobs of 2018

From physical danger to psychological stress, some jobs might not be right for someone with a low pressure threshold. A new CareerCast report ranks the most and least stressful jobs of 2018 by totaling 11 different job demands, which can reasonably be expected to evoke stress, and associated point ranges for each stressor. Those include:

· Travel, 0-10
· Growth potential (income divided by 100)
· Physical demands (stoop, climb, etc.), 0-14
· Conditions, 0-13
· Hazards encountered, 0-5
· Meeting the public, 0-8
· Competitiveness, 0-15
· Risk of death, 0-8
· Life of another at risk, 0-10
· Deadlines, 0-9
· Working in the public-eye, 0-5

When computing a score for each occupation, points were added together for all 11 categories. EBN has already listed the 10 most stressful jobs of 2018. Now, here are the 10 least stressful jobs.
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10. Medical laboratory technician

Median salary: $50,930
Projected job growth: 10%
Stress level (out of 102): 10
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9. Operations research analyst

Median salary: $79,200
Projected job growth: 27%
Stress level: 8.17
5. Pharmacy Manager

8. Pharmacy technician

Median salary: $30,920
Projected job growth: 12%
Stress level: 9.14
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7. Jeweler

Median salary: $38,200
Projected job growth: -3%
Stress level: 9.05
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6. Compliance officer

Median salary: $66,540
Projected job growth: 5%
Stress level: 8.78
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5. Medical records technician

Median salary: $38,040
Projected job growth: 13%
Stress level: 8.54
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4. University professor

Median salary: $75,430
Projected job growth: 15%
Stress level: 8.16
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3. Audiologist

Median salary: $75,890
Projected job growth: 20%
Stress level: 7.22
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2. Hair stylist

Median salary: $24,300
Projected job growth: 10%
Stress level: 6.61
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1. Diagnostic medical sonographer

Median salary: $64,280
Projected job growth: 17%
Stress level: 5.11
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