If you change diapers, help the elderly or disabled with daily needs, or work in the service industry, you’re in one of the 3 job positions most prone to depression, according to a survey conducted by the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The report is available on the agency’s website.
Who’s the least likely in the working world to suffer from long term depression? Engineers, architects, and surveyors - proving once again that your 9th grade algebra teacher was in fact right and math does help you after high school.
The survey was conducted using data from 2004 through 2006; it focused on 21 major occupational groups or categories to analyze the data, and came to the conclusion that yearly costs due to worker depression range upwards of $30 billion. That’s billion - with a “B.”
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Having worked both in the service industry, and looking after mentally ill elderly people, I can say from experience that it can be depressing. There are some perks though - i.e. the feeling that you’ve helped someone with something really fundamental.
This is really interesting, realizing that the 3 field mentioned are the most depressing. Never thought about it. It’s good that you bring up to attention.