There are many magazines that do rankings of the worst jobs in America. These rankings are based on salary, employee happiness, hours worked, and growth prospects. Everyone knows that professions like being a lumberjack are difficult. Today, I wanted to put a different spin on the worst jobs in the United States and detail why these jobs are the worst to have.
Here are the 3 worst jobs to have right now.
California Government Worker
Things are a mess in the state of California. The state of California is running out of money once again. This seems like a recurring theme because the state was on the verge of bankruptcy last year as well. State employees have been forced to take pay cuts and are being furloughed once again until the state passes a budget. Workers are being forced to take off at least 3 days each month and the state is trying to impose a minimum wage on employees.
Automotive Worker
The good news is that General Motors and Ford are proving that they can be viable competitors in the domestic market. The United States auto sector may be vibrant again but the jobs still have not come back. Many of the laid off employees have not been called back to work and companies are not looking to hire. They have discovered that they can survive with optimal productivity from the existing employees. It’s difficult to imagine a scenario in which a mass hiring boom will take place in the auto sector. The existing employees have seen their pensions cuts and benefits slashed.
Print Media Writer
There will always be a need for journalists but not in the traditional media world. The local beat reporter and magazine feature writer are being phased out. The newspaper industry has seen massive layoffs and they just keep coming. You know things are bad when a national newspaper like USA Today is laying off people. USA Today is laying off 130 workers. That’s a large amount for a staff of only 1,500. Every major newspaper is cutting back on staff because revenues keep dropping.
The basis of these jobs making the list is the way that current employees are suffering. They are being forced to take reductions in salaries and benefits. Despite doing all of these things, they still face uncertain futures. It’s tough to envision a scenario where things are going to improve in any of these jobs anytime soon.
