National Stress Awareness Day: What are the UK's most stressful jobs?

Average Brit spends 3,507 days at work

Adam Saville
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Three out of five stressed by their job and on average 1,320 per 100,000 people report stress at work

According to Workwear Giant's Job Quality Index, customer service representative is the sector most likely to report stress - with 2,770 reporting stress levels above the national average level - followed by welfare (2,760), housing association (1,730), legal professionals (1,720) and teaching (1,700). The Index also found that teachers and education professionals are most likely to work overtime on a weekly basis - 12.5 hours extra per week - followed by legal professionals (9.6 hours), then managers, directors and senior officials (9.2 hours), with welfare professionals and housing ass...

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