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PARIS: Many surveys concur that employees are increasingly disillusioned, reduced to working “just” for their wages.
This gloomy view of the professional world is fortunately tempered by a recent Estonian study. It claims that some jobs really do make people happy. And they’re not necessarily the ones you might think.
The study is based on data from the Estonian Biobank, a nationwide project involving thousands of participants.
Each participant completed a lengthy questionnaire after a blood donation. The survey covered their current occupation, salary, psychological profile and level of satisfaction with various aspects of their lives.
By cross-referencing the responses of 59,042 volunteers with the precise characteristics of their jobs, the researchers were able to establish an average satisfaction index for each profession.
Based on this information, they drew up a ranking of 263 professions according to the level of satisfaction they offered.
The top occupations were those in which people found meaning in what they did. From priests to doctors and writers, those occupations shared a strong sense of personal commitment and a direct link with others.
On the other hand, professions where working conditions are considered difficult, such as kitchen work, storage, manufacturing or sales, appeared to be the least fulfilling.
How work can influence life
The study also took into account life satisfaction as a whole, and not just that linked to professional activity.
As a result, certain professions – such as psychologist, special-needs teacher, sheet-metal worker or ship engineer – stood out as having a higher level of life satisfaction.
Conversely, security guards, waiters, mail carriers and carpenters had a lower overall level of satisfaction.
Overall, several factors influence happiness at work, but neither salary level nor job prestige seemed to be decisive factors.
“I was expecting the job prestige to be more associated with satisfaction, but there was only a slight correlation,” study co-author, Kätlin Anni, of the University of Tartu, told New Scientist.
“Jobs with a higher sense of achievement are associated with higher satisfaction, and even lower-prestige jobs can be quite fulfilling,” she said.
In other words, an undervalued or even overlooked profession can become a source of profound pride if it enables the person doing it to feel useful, recognised and in tune with their values.
Stress also played a key role. Some positions of responsibility, particularly in large corporations, were subject to excessive pressure and rigidity, which weighed heavily on personal well-being.
On the other hand, self-employed workers, who were freer to manage their own schedules, appeared to be more fulfilled overall.
But can these results be applied to other countries?
Caution is advised, as professional experiences are shaped by local realities. Cultural norms, social expectations and economic conditions are just some of the factors that influence perceptions of work.
But this study opened up some interesting perspectives for rethinking the place of work in one’s quest for well-being. Maybe the ideal job isn’t the one you always dreamed of, but the one in which you find the most meaning.
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