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These are the professions Americans think contribute the most (and least) to society
The Ladders ^ | AUGUST 24, 2018 | Monica Torres

Posted on 02/02/2019 1:33:05 AM PST by jmcenanly

When pitting professions against each another, some may judge how much it informs and brightens someone’s day stacks up against a career that saves lives.

Here’s the full list:

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

Nurses
Physicians
Firefighters
Teachers
Farmers/ranchers
Scientists
Police officers
Engineers
Military
Social workers
Counselors
Water treatment plant workers
Trash and recycling collectors
Electricians
Lawyers and judges
Construction laborers
Pipeworkers/plumbers
Postal Service mail carriers
Carpenters
Janitors and building cleaners
Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors
Legislators/elected officials
Journalists/reporters
Clergy
Artists
Web developers
Customer service representatives
Transportation security screeners
Chief executives
Waiters and waitresses
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
Recreation and fitness workers
Flight attendants
Athletes, coaches, or umpires
Tax collectors
Bartenders

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: aoc; work
This dates from before the election, but considering the former profession of the face of the Democrat party, it is appropriate. The rankings may have changed since then
1 posted on 02/02/2019 1:33:05 AM PST by jmcenanly
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L8r


2 posted on 02/02/2019 1:54:16 AM PST by preacher ( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
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Miners. Businessmen. Farmers. Landlords. Truckers.

The people who create and supply necessities such as work, food, and shelter, and then transport same.

“Everything one eats, uses, or wears, must be fished, farmed, or mined.” - unk.


3 posted on 02/02/2019 2:15:01 AM PST by Norski
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#38 Republican politicians

#39 Democrat politicians

4 posted on 02/02/2019 2:56:06 AM PST by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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Teachers, Social workers and Counselors should be near the bottom.

Another word for them is propagandist, activist or leftest agitators.


5 posted on 02/02/2019 4:23:24 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus
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So should Nurses and Librarians two of the most leftist organizations ANA and ALA influence children.

Is it a coincidence that they all are traditionally women’s occupations that are so leftist?


6 posted on 02/02/2019 4:32:16 AM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: jmcenanly

If journalists are among the respected professions, this whole list is suspect.

I’d bet people have more respect for a truck stop crack whore than most journalists.


7 posted on 02/02/2019 5:45:44 AM PST by IronJack
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AOC is a perfect example of a modern bartender example. Now older bartenders were a great ear!


8 posted on 02/02/2019 7:07:32 AM PST by georgiarat (The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy. - Carl Vinson)
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To: jmcenanly

Food, Clothing, Shelter, Self-actualization. In that order. Using that the list is wrong.

Of course, the list is based on a survey of the sheeple and therefore as flawed as the general population is. As usual, their opinion has very little logic attached to it. For example, if you don’t have food you won’t need a medical worker. Without producers of fiber you can’t have clothes and so forth.

The bottom of the list is most correct. Politicians and athletes rank right there with bar tenders. Interesting, athletes are ranked so low but paid so high and are the foundation of our sports centric mania.


9 posted on 02/02/2019 9:43:51 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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Artists are pretty low on the list. But actors probably think they should be #1.


10 posted on 02/02/2019 12:01:11 PM PST by EdnaMode
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