What are the most and least stressful jobs?

WASHINGTON – Stress in the workplace is nothing out of the ordinary, but some jobs pack more stress than others.

CareerCast released its list of the most stressful jobs, and first on the list is soldier, a job that is demanding even outside of deployment.

Other professions high in stress include police officers, firefighters, journalists, corporate executives, airline pilots and taxi drivers.

CareerCast says the least stressful job is being a university professor.

WTOP’s Del Walters contributed to this report. Follow @WTOP on Twitter.

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