You May Be Happier Than You Think

According to a study by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, and as reported in the Chicago Tribune today, money really can't buy happiness - when it comes to work.

The top occupations in job satisfaction?

1. clergy
2. physical therapists
3. firefighters
4. education administrators
5. painters/sculptors

The bottom occupations in job satisfaction?

1. roofers
2. waiters/servers
3. laborers (not construction)
4. bartenders
5. hand packers/packagers

But the bigger part of the story, I think, is this: 47% of all workers surveyed said they were "very satisfied" with their work and 33% of all workers reported being "very happy."

What that means is this: If the person next to you isn't "very satisfied," or the two people on either side of you aren't "very happy," chances are that you are!

And isn't that a nice thing to realize?!