Want to be happy and least stressed? Be a farmer, forester or lumberjack – not a lawyer says new study

By Jill Dando News

We hear often about finding meaning and purpose is a fast-track to happiness.

Now a new study from the Washington Post is demonstrating some of the best jobs for happiness.

Agriculture, logging and forestry have the highest levels of self-reported happiness.

They also have the lowest levels of self-reported stress — of any major industry category. according to their analysis of thousands of time journals from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey.

The study – a Washington Post analysis – by Andrew Van Dam was headlined “The happiest, least stressful, most meaningful jobs in America”:

The lumberjacks and farmers perform the happiest, most meaningful work on earth.

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The most stressful sectors are the industry including finance and insurance, followed by education.

Then it was the broad grouping of professional and technical industries – a sector that includes the single most stressful occupation: lawyers.

According to the report, the most meaningful and happiness-inducing activities were religious and spiritual, with the second-happiest activity sports, exercise and recreation

Researchers across the social and medical sciences have found a strong link between mental health and green space or being outdoors.

Even seeing a tree out your window can help you recover from illness faster. So imagine the boost you get from being right next to said tree — even if, like our friend the lumberjack, you’re in the process of chopping it down.

But foresters’ happiness comes from more than just the great outdoors, with the less stress being a big factor.

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