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Monday, May. 09, 2011

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Ah, the daily grind.

Before NewsFeed says "welcome to the club" when it comes to gripes about too much work, we should probably hold off if you're already in one of America's least stressful positions. In which case, we're jealous.

CareerCast conducted a survey and found that most Americans found that work is the main cause of stress in their daily lives. While 49% of those people cited job instability as a main cause, day-to-day stress also played a role.

They found that 10 of the least stressful jobs were composed of healthcare, computer and math-related occupations, making Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards proud. (Most of the jobs had a high degree of stability, while giving relative work flexibility.)

Other than that, commercial pilots and public relations execs should start considering a career change — consider a gig from this list. Here are the least stressful jobs:

• Audiologist
• Dietitian
• Software Engineer
• Computer Programmer
• Dental Hygienist
• Speech Pathologist
• Philosopher
• Mathematician
• Occupational Therapist
• Chiropractor

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