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Cal33

(7,018 posts) Fri Feb 19, 2016, 05:03 PM Feb 2016

Listed below are 10 professions with the highest and lowest percentage of psychopaths [View all]

among their members. Some of them will come as a surprise to you.

Professions with the most psychopaths in their ranks:
(It has a lot to do with having power over others)

1. CEO
2. Lawyer
3. Media (TV/Radio)
4. Salesperson
5. Surgeon
6. Journalist r
7. Police Officer
8. Clergyperson
9. Chef
10. Civil Servant

Professions with the fewest psychopaths in their ranks:
(It has to do with being connected and having feelings about
others)

1. Care Aide
2. Nurse
3. Therapist
4. Craftsperson
5. Beautician/Stylist
6. Charity Worker
7. Teacher
8. Creative Artist
9. Doctor
10. Accountant

http://theweek.com/articles/457731/which-professions-have-most-psychopaths

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Listed below are 10 professions with the highest and lowest percentage of psychopaths [View all] Cal33 Feb 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author steve2470 Feb 2016 #1

Lawyer is not a shock. nt Logical Feb 2016 #2

I agree. Although there are people from many different professions among our politicians, I Cal33 Feb 2016 #5

neither is chef if you have ever worked in the restaurant biz! lunasun Feb 2016 #12

I've never worked in the restaurant business. I was kind of surprised. Cal33 Feb 2016 #14

They rule the kitchen sometimes absurdly and if some creation is sent back by a customer well lunasun Feb 2016 #15

Good info. cheapdate Feb 2016 #3

thanks for reformatting, I jumped the gun and made an inaccurate post steve2470 Feb 2016 #4

I tried to make two columns on the same level, and found out I didn"t know how Cal33 Feb 2016 #6

I think you can do it if you use the TAB key a lot to create spaces, lots of work nt steve2470 Feb 2016 #8

psychopath is different from sociopath, though many psychopaths are sociopaths. haele Feb 2016 #16

In my reading I've always read they are one and the same, but I won't argue the point, thanks nt steve2470 Feb 2016 #19

The words are often used interchangeably. Here's a short article describing the differences Cal33 Feb 2016 #28

The reference is to a book. We have no idea how this list was compiled. HuckleB Feb 2016 #7

Just Google "Professions with the most and the least psychopaths" and you will have 294,000 Cal33 Feb 2016 #9

You realize that doesn't mean a thing, right? HuckleB Feb 2016 #10

Go a bit further. Don't be so lazy. Cal33 Feb 2016 #11

It's your OP. HuckleB Feb 2016 #17

We're still waiting. HuckleB Feb 2016 #32

And try some of the pages further back. Common sense says it's not likely that there Cal33 Feb 2016 #13

Please do. HuckleB Feb 2016 #18

If you google anything -- incuding random words former9thward Feb 2016 #22

It's a pretty safe bet it isn't worth much Major Nikon Feb 2016 #30

I can't argue with that. HuckleB Feb 2016 #31

You are correct. I didn't find any other original authors. From what I've read, the Cal33 Feb 2016 #33

I can vouch for the Chef one. kentauros Feb 2016 #20

I am surprised LEOs aren't higher. hifiguy Feb 2016 #21

Lawyers are listed as number 2, right behind CEOs. It's quite possible that some lawyers Cal33 Feb 2016 #25

My wife is a nurse madokie Feb 2016 #23

Nope... not one bit. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #34

agreed shanti Feb 2016 #36

the civil servants are *driven* crazy tk2kewl Feb 2016 #24

I only care about one, civil servant. HassleCat Feb 2016 #26

I think you are correct. Most people need frequent reminders. Here's an idea: Have every Cal33 Feb 2016 #27

Makes sense, home care aids are some of the kindest people I have ever met. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #29

Yes, you are correct. RebelOne Feb 2016 #38

The home therapists ohheckyeah Feb 2016 #35

CEO would have to be at the top. Knowingly making thousands of families homeless Rex Feb 2016 #37

I would have thought "GOP elected representatives" would be #1 for most. Initech Feb 2016 #39