--- description: Newspaper reporters were named the worst job in America for the third year in a row. title: These Are the Worst Jobs in America image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Jobs](/tag/jobs/) ## Jobs Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Are the Worst Jobs in America by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2016 3:50 PM CUT by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 14, 2016 3:50 PM CUT CareerCast.com’s list of the 10 worst jobs of 2016 is here. For its 28th annual Jobs Rated report, the website [ranked 200 jobs](http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/worst-jobs-2016 "undefined") based on four criteria: environment, income, outlook, and stress. Environment takes into account both physical and emotional factors, and the average number of hours worked each week; income considers mid-level salary and growth potential; outlook measures potential for employment growth and income growth, as well as unemployment rates; and stress takes into account 11 different factors including travel, deadlines, and interaction with the public. [Newspaper reporter](http://fortune.com/2015/04/15/worst-jobs/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") was ranked as the worst job for the third year running, and broadcaster also managed to take a top spot on this year’s list. “The news business has changed drastically over the years, and not in a good way,” former broadcaster Ann Baldwin, president of Baldwin Media PR told CareerCast. “When people ask me if I miss it, I tell them ‘I feel as if I jumped off of a sinking ship.’” And it appears she has—employment in both those jobs is expected to decline by 9% in the coming years. Enlisted military personnel and firefighter are also on the list, thanks in part to the former being the [highest-stress](http://fortune.com/2016/04/12/job-weight-gain-stress/?xid=soc%5Fsocialflow%5Ffacebook%5FFORTUNE "undefined") job out of all 200 and the latter having the worst environment score. Here is the full list: **10\. Firefighter** Median Salary: $45,970 Growth Outlook: 5% **9\. Taxi Driver** Median Salary: $23,210 Growth Outlook: 13% **8\. Advertising Sales Person** Median Salary: $47,890 Growth Outlook: -3% **7\. Retail Sales Person** Median Salary: $21,670 Growth Outlook: 7% **6\. Pest Control Worker** Median Salary: $30,660 Growth Outlook: -1% **5\. Enlisted Military Personnel** Median Salary: $27,936 Growth Outlook: N/A **4\. Disc Jockey** Median Salary: $29,010 Growth Outlook: -11% **3\. Broadcaster** Median Salary: $37,200 Growth Outlook: -9% **2\. Logger** Median Salary: $35,160 Growth Outlook: -4% **1\. Newspaper Reporter** Median Salary: $37,200 Growth Outlook: -9% _This_ [_article_](http://fortune.com/2016/04/13/worst-job-careercast/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Fortune.com_](http://www.fortune.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4294027/worst-job-news-reporter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4294027/worst-job-news-reporter/"},"headline":"These Are the Worst Jobs in America","datePublished":"2016-04-14T15:50:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:45:26.638Z","description":"Newspaper reporter was ranked the worst for the third year in a row","url":"https://time.com/4294027/worst-job-news-reporter/","keywords":["Jobs","Careers & Workplace"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michal Addady / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/jobs/","name":"Jobs"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4294027/worst-job-news-reporter/","name":"These Are the Worst Jobs in America"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How Trucking Became One of America's Worst Jobs","description":"These days, the average trucker makes roughly $40,000 dollars a year, despite longer hours and less job security.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/1pTIbLKs/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-05-11T16:14:17.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1pTIbLKs.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4294027/worst-job-news-reporter/","duration":"PT1M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4294027/worst-job-news-reporter/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```