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TOP 20 CHALLENGING JOBS
| 1. | Accountant/auditor | 11. | Actor/director/producer |
| 2. | Police | 12. | Construction |
| 3. | Social Worker | 13. | Management |
| 4. | Teaching | 14. | Acting |
| 5. | Ambulance Service | 15. | Journalism |
| 6. | Nursing | 16. | Linguist |
| 7. | Doctors | 17. | Film Producer |
| 8. | Fire Brigade | 18. | Professional Sports |
| 9. | Dentistry | 19. | Catering/Hotel |
| 10. | Mining | 20. | Public Transport |
CHANGES IN CAREER PREFERENCES OVER THE DECADES
| 1950s | Engineering | Medical | Law/Civil Service |
| 1960s | Medical/Science | Engineering/Commerce | Construction |
| 1970s | Medical/Science | Engineering/Commerce | Management |
| 1980s | Medical/Science | CA/MBA | Engineering/Arts |
| 1990s | CA/MBA | Medical | Engineering |
| 1990s (late) | IT/Computers | Fashion/Mass Comm. | Medical |
| 2000s | IT/Biotech. | Medical | Engineering |
HERE ARE THE 100 BEST JOBS IN THE 21ST CENTUR
| Accountant/auditor | Database manager | Investment banker | Podiatrist |
| Actor/director/producer | Dental hygienist | Labour relations specialist | Police officer |
| Advertising & Marketing | Dentist | Landscape architect | Psychologist/counsellor |
| Agricultural scientist | Drafter | Lawyer | PR Specialist |
| Aircraft technician | Economist | Librarian | Radio/TV News Reporter |
| Appliance/power tool repair | Editor/writer | Licenced practical nurse | Radio/TV Technician |
| Architect | Education Administrator | Management consultant | Radiological Technologist |
| Arts Administrator | Employment Interviewer | Manufacturing Specialist | Real Estate Broker |
| Automotive Mechanic | Engineer | Manager | Real estate Appraiser |
| Bank Loan Officer | Environmental Scientist | Mathematician/Statistician | Registered Nurse |
| Bank Marketer | Farm Manager | Medical Records Administrator /MT | Reporter/Correspondent |
| Carpenter | Financial Planner | Occupational Therapist | Restaurant/Food service |
| Clerical supervisor/ Office Manager | Firefighter | Office/Business Machine Repairer | Retail Sales Person |
| Commercial/graphic artist | Flight attendant | Operation managers | Secretary/administrator |
| Computer operator | Flight engineer | Operations/system research analyst | Social worker |
| Computer programmer | Food scientist | Ophthalmic laboratory technician | Speech pathologist audiologist |
| Computer service technician | Health service administrator | Optician | Teacher, professor |
| Computer system analyst | Home health aid | Paralegal | Travel agent |
| Cook/chef | Hotel manager/assistant | Paramedic | Train driver |
| Corporate financial analyst | Human resources manager/executive | Peripheral EDP equipment operator | Veterinarian |
| Corporate personal trainer | Industrial designer | Pharmacist | Wholesale sales representative |
| Correction officer/guard/jailer | Information systems manager | Photographer/ camera operator | Underwriter |
| Cosmetologist | Insurance claim examiner | Physical therapist/ physician | Web Designer |
| Court reporter | Insurance sales person | Physicist/astronomer | |
| Doctor | Interior designer | Pilot |
