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Top 5 Lowest Stress Careers

By Joe Taylor
Learning & Life Columnist

Government experts say that we feel stress at work when we lose control of our daily activities or when we feel little passion for our careers. Recent college graduates are changing their attitudes for what they desire in a profession. These five career options let you follow your dreams but in a lower stress career.

1. Teaching. While teachers still don't earn the same salaries as Wall Street brokers, a teacher shortage has given educators more control over where they work and how they get paid. Professionals from other career tracks are earning education degrees and swapping the rat race for sack races in schoolyards across the country.
2. Graphic Art. With businesses relying on eye-catching design to grab customers, graphic artists enjoy high demand and unprecedented job flexibility. By mastering design software such as PhotoShop, PageMaker, and Quark, many graphic art professionals can work from home and spend more time with their families.
3. Interior Decorating. As Wal-Mart and Target spend millions advertising their improved home product lines, professional interior decorators reap the benefits of America's style obsession. With an interior decorating degree earned from any number of colleges, you can help clients beautify their homes and offices.
4. Web Design. As trade magazines hype the "Web 2.0" trends, companies scour college campuses for web design and programming wizards. By learning tools like AJAX, Ruby, .NET, and RSS, college grads can help start the next Google - or at least work at Google. Web design pros with the right degrees can set their own hours and enjoy plush surroundings.
5. Executive Assistant. Today's top-level executives rely on highly qualified executive assistants to manage crucial tasks such as coordinating meetings and communication. More than just secretaries, many executive assistants now earn law degrees and complete Executive M.B.A. programs. These savvy assistants enjoy the perk of a high level job without the stress of running an entire Fortune 500 company.

Most of all, make sure you enjoy doing whatever job you choose. It's much easier to calmly face the challenges that crop up during the day when you're doing something you love.

Sources

• Andrea Kay
• Berkeley Parents Network
• Boston Globe
• Centers for Disease Control
• JobWeb
• Worthwhile Magazine

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About the Author
Author and business coach, Joe Taylor Jr. helps professionals change careers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Ithaca College.

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