CareerCast, a global job-search portal, has listed being a tenured professor as one of the easiest jobs to have, along with other professions such as hair stylists and audiologists.
A tenured professorship is No. 4 on its Top Ten Least Stressful Jobs of 2014.
“The long road to becoming a tenured university professor is certainly challenging,” the website states. “For those who achieve tenured status, however, the rewards include job stability—a huge plus in a turbulent economy—and lucrative prospects. The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources reports that in the 2012-13 school year, tenured professors earned on average from $82,363 for Baccalaureate programs to $115,579 annually at research institutions and many professors receive top benefits such as tuition reimbursement for family members.”
“But the greater reward is sharing knowledge with their students. Ultimately, a job’s reward trumps all other factors, including stress.”
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