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What is the hardest occupation?

I just wanted to know because i like hard, rewarding, strenuous work. #CV23

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Alex’s Answer

I would have to say that one can make any job hard. I see that others are referencing the medical field but, that can be subjective. It depends on what you consider to be hard and/or strenuous. As an example, there are so physically tough jobs that can be considered hard by the people that aren't doing them--working on an oil rig or in a hot extrusion factory. There are also jobs that are mentally tough and strenuous as well as emotionally tough and strenuous. At the end of the day, depending on what you find rewarding, you may feel accomplished.

I will share that I worked 20 years as a Firefighter. There were times it was physically exhausting--bending, lifting, carrying, being wet when it's cold, being in a fire when it's hot weather, seeing people on their worst day, dealing with unpleasant people in the public, etc. However there were also many days of sitting with my partners watching movies, washing the trucks, meeting kids at community events, training courses, being viewed as a hero, etc. Summarizing, it's a personal preference--my suggestion is to find something that interests you and that you're good at. Then, you can make it hard, strenuous and rewarding. That drive will move you forward and make you excellent.
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bob’s Answer

Hey Will,

I think that the answer to your question depends on what you define by "hard" and "strenuous".

For example, some of the most physically hard jobs will be military, firefighting, or construction.

However, being a doctor can also be "hard" since it requires many, many years of school and can result in 20 hour shifts. Even as a doctor, it is "hard" in the sense that your performance directly affects the health of another human being.

Thus, the answer can vary!
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Esraa’s Answer

Medical career like urgent cases , intensive care specialist and dealing with disable children as a physical therapy
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Laurie’s Answer

Teaching is a career that fits the word strenuous very well. The demands on teachers keeps them on their toes all day. From classroom management, writing lesson plans, grading papers, teaching on your feet all day, often going without a break or a lunch, meeting with parents and addressing their concerns, attending staff meetings, taking work home at the end of the day, the list of responsibilities is endless. This makes the job strenuous.
Even with that, teaching is one of the most rewarding careers one can have. The relationships built with students, families, and colleagues are often lifelong. Seeing students learn content and succeeding is more rewarding than anything I have ever done. May be something for you to consider.
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Adrian’s Answer

The answer to your question depends on the amount of expertise one individual has in my opinion. For some, the military can be the hardest job while others may find it is. The individual mindset is one of the hardest skills to develop. This will build resilience while making a hard job seems easy.
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david’s Answer

Hi, Will,
For 'hard' in preparing for the career, medicine is definitely on the short list. But when applied to your other criteria of strenuous and rewarding, it would be hard to ignore the military special teams, such as the Navy Seals. Another possibly surprising entry might be formula 1 race car driver. The training is hard and driving a car at that speed for hours, knowing a minor error causes death, qualifies it as a strenuous profession. There are many more, I'm sure, but I felt these two might help you in expanding the possibilities. Nice question, and fun to contemplate.
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Aisha’s Answer

Hi Will,

I love a challenge too, but this really depends on what you define as "hard work". Any job can be "hard", but I would say focus on your interest and the sky is the limit.

Below are a few links that I've found, hopefully thy will help.

Best,
Aisha Taylor

Aisha recommends the following next steps:

https://www.careeraddict.com/5-most-difficult-jobs-in-the-world
https://valiantceo.com/hardest-jobs-in-the-world/
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Amanda’s Answer

One piece of advice I’d give you is to read David Goggin’s first and second book, “Can’t Hurt Me” and “Never Finished.” I think you’d identify a lot with his story.

I would thing something involving long hours and constant focus, which could mean emergency medicine on an ambulance or wildfire suppression - something that is very hands on and requires absolute preparation.

There are a ton of jobs, find something you feel fulfilled doing.
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Karen’s Answer

Well nursing RN to master's degree program would give you that clinical toughness and hard work you are looking for. The first you need to become an RN and to start off with an RN to master's program is the same as a four year back to work degree BSN program but they take out the BSN part and you graduate with a masters so look into schools that have that along with schools that help you find preceptors that's a big thing. When preceptors are hard to find you can't complete your lab credits. I have 32 years experience from ICU ccvicu, med-surg, home health, hospice experience and I am currently going back to school to become a nurse practitioner. However Maryville University makes you find your own preceptors in the state that you work in and that's been hard because I do home health and I don't really talk to doctors unless it's something going wrong with the patient and they only know you by Name They Don't Know You by who you are and what you look at and what you require the best out of yourself, so get a school that provides preceptorships. Let me know what you decide I can answer any questions about becoming an RN I hope you go for it, also another grueling force of study would be after you have your bachelor's degree and you have cardiovascular ICU experience or CV ICU you can study a master's program for nurse anesthesis they make an astounding amount of money first out of their career but $250 to $300,000 a year could be even more in California or New York. I'm not sure what state you're from I'm from Tennessee and they pay probably around 150 to 200,000 per year. Good luck let me know what you decide I can't answer your questions thanks Karen
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Albie’s Answer

This is rather a subjective question; since strenuous is part of it, I take that as a physical attribute and hard as more of a mental attribute. Hard is anything that you don't know much about and that is a challenge for you to master. Strenuous is anything that makes you use more strength than what you are used to. Anything that makes you feel good about your accomplishments is rewarding. All of that being said, the construction line of work would be a place to start since there are many aspects to it and it is not difficult to switch between the different fields within construction. The basics are carpentry, masonry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and landscaping. Any and all of them fit into your questions criteria.
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