World's Least Stressful Professions of 2013

#2. Seamstress & Tailor:

Seamstress & tailors sew, reinforce, join and finish clothing or other items as per the needs of the customers. These professionals may create new designs and pieces of clothing or modify existing garments to fit the customers better.

These professionals must show a great attention to detail, and should possess the ability to work creatively every day. Most seamstress and tailors work in a peaceful constructive atmosphere, which allows them to focus on the task at hand without any undue distractions.

The stress score for this profession is a mere 6.5, and the average annual salary is approximately $25,850.

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#1. University Professor:

This profession is at the peak of the teaching field. Unlike educators of lower classes, the performance of university professors is not weighed based on standardized tests. Also the students in colleges are largely cooperative, which eliminates stress to great extent.

The stress score for this profession is 6.45, which is the lowest among all the professions, and the average salary for these professionals is around $62,050 per annum.

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