Making a lot of money at your job is good. High levels of stress to obtain said income, however, is not good.
Unfortunately, not a lot of careers offer an ideal balance of high pay-low stress. Some even breed psychopaths, which probably falls under the category of ‘murder-inducingly stressed’.
There is some good news, though: there are a considerable number of jobs in Canada that yield an optimal balance between respectable income and relative peace of mind.
The Huffington Post used job stress data by American career expert Dr. Laurence Shatkin and salary numbers from the government of Canada’s Job Bank database to identify 14 of these jobs, which boast a stress tolerance rating of 70 or lower and a wage of more than $32 an hour.
1. Materials Scientists
Stress tolerance: 53.0
Average hourly wage (2014): $43.31
2. Mathematicians
Stress tolerance: 57.2
Average hourly wage (2014): $38.46
3. Economists
Stress tolerance: 58.7
Average hourly wage (2014): $37.85
4. Physicists
Stress tolerance: 61.3
Average hourly wage (2014): $46.96
5. Astronomers
Stress tolerance: 62.0
Average hourly wage (2014): $43.96
6. Computer and Information Systems Managers
Stress tolerance: 64.2
Average hourly wage (2014): $45.67
7. Software Developers
Stress tolerance: 65.0
Average hourly wage (2014): $33.33
8. Economics Professor
Stress tolerance: 61.8
Average hourly wage (2014): $40.20
9. Actuaries
Stress tolerance: 63.7
Average hourly wage (2014): $38.46
10. Law Professor
Stress tolerance: 62.7
Average hourly wage (2014): $40.20
11. Optometrists
Stress tolerance: 70.2
Average hourly wage (2014): $45.48
12. Marine Engineer
Stress tolerance: 69.6
Average hourly wage (2014): $38.46
13. Computer Hardware Engineers
Stress tolerance: 67.0
Average hourly wage (2014): $38.46
14. Political Scientists
Stress tolerance: 60.8
Average hourly wage (2014): $33.65
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