I was just chatting with an old college friend earlier, when the subject of business, finding your passion, and success came about. I told her the following,

I think success comes when you are honest with yourself, ask truthful questions as to what your passion is, and whole-heartedly pursue it with discipline and focus…

It’s funny how twenty-year-olds always seem to be on the lookout for what to do with their lives. Anyway, here’s an article from Yahoo regarding a survey that was taken regarding which jobs were most satisfying.

“The most satisfying jobs [in America] are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching and protecting others and creative pursuits,”

Here are the Top 10 most gratifying jobs and the percentage of subjects who said they were very satisfied with the job:

* Clergy—87 percent percent
* Firefighters—80 percent percent
* Physical therapists—78 percent percent
* Authors—74 percent
* Special education teachers—70 percent
* Teachers—69 percent
* Education administrators—68 percent
* Painters and sculptors—67 percent
* Psychologists—67 percent
* Security and financial services salespersons—65 percent
* Operating engineers—64 percent
* Office supervisors—61 percent

“The least satisfying dozen jobs are mostly low-skill, manual and service occupations, especially involving customer service and food/beverage preparation and serving,” Smith said.

Here are the 10 least gratifying jobs, where few participants reported being very satisfied:

* Laborers, except construction—21 percent
* Apparel clothing salespersons—24 percent
* Handpackers and packagers—24 percent
* Food preparers—24 percent
* Roofers—25 percent
* Cashiers—25 percent
* Furniture and home-furnishing salespersons—25 percent
* Bartenders—26 percent
* Freight, stock and material handlers—26 percent
* Waiters and servers—27 percent

In the end, it’s all about the person being honest with themselves, and letting go of their fears, and pursuing something that they will make them happy. In my opinion, if it’s becoming too stressful for you, I reckon you’re in the wrong line of career.