Our top 10 list of unhealthy jobs do not take into account dangerous jobs that literally put lives in danger such as fire fighters, police officers, soldiers, and miners. It considers the common and often disregarded jobs, health-wise. While every job may contribute to health problems due to stress they mount on the body, there are certain ways jobs may become very detrimental to our health that are not readily seen. Plus, an individual may have a safe job, but lead an unhealthy lifestyle, such as smoking and consuming too much processed foods, etc.
Any job that mounts stress on the body, cuts down on sleep, and does not allow for breaks is unhealthy. Also, the long and short term effects of the jobs on the body are considered. The nature of the health effect, whether chronic, terminal, or permanent damage, is also a factor in our ranking.
See if your job or former job makes the list. I hope not!
10. Secretarial administration
Number 10 on our top 10 unhealthy jobs is secretarial/administrative jobs. Yes, secretaries would argue, but work with me here! This category applies to all secretarial/administrative roles. The personal assistants, the customer service representatives, and help desk employees.
The main adverse effect suffered by this job category is stress. Not to say stress is a minor health risk, but they can easily combat it with adaptogenic herbs such as Ginseng, Bee Pollen, Astragalus, and Suma, or several other means (see “Stress combating tips”). Adding to the stress is EMFs (electromagnetic frequency), poor diet, and lack of proper hydration and physical exertion. Most of which can be dealt with by making simple adjustments.
So secretaries…it’s not all that bad! Keep a positive attitude, get up and stretch and/or exercise every day, drink plenty of water, hold the caffeine, sugar, and dairy, and you will be alright!
9. Medical care providers
This category applies to doctors and nurses. Especially pediatricians and veterinarians who deal with a lot of patients with communicable diseases. It is popular belief that hospitals are the best places to get infected by bacteria, viruses. Apart from the baseline stress and common unhealthy habits these medical care providers face exposed to infections from their patients.
Their solution is pretty simple: wash hands and disinfect. Rubbing NSP’s Silver Shield gel on washed hands has the ability to protect them from catching an infection for hours. They need to watch out for carriers of infection and drink plenty of water also. Other support for the immune system such as antioxidants, and herbs maybe useful. See our immune boosting tips.
8. Zoo keeping/veterinary medicine
Next on our list are those jobs involving animal care. The zoo keepers, poultry, and other animal control jobs. What 
makes these jobs unhealthy is exposure to animal bacteria/parasites and diseases. Animals are known to carry pathogens on them, in their feces and urine with particles tiny enough to be airborne. Constant contact with animals may encourage transfer of parasites and other pathogens that cause chronic illnesses.
People in this category need to support respiratory system more than anything else. A periodic respiratory cleanse may be added to safety repertoire.
7. EMTs
We see them every once in a while, we love to hear their sirens when they are headed to rescue us. What you may not know is that ambulance workers work under one of the most risky conditions. Their stress levels are off the charts as they have irregular sleep schedules, poor diet (hardly any time to eat a good meal), often suffer dehydration; and they are exposed to environmental pollution as well as communicable diseases.
These people need adaptogenic and nervine herbs to help them deal with stress. Staying hydrated will go a long way with those in this category, also.
6. Pest/animal control
Everyday traffic hustle, endless driving, working with chemicals, and pests’ diseases place the next category at number six. This comprises pest control technicians, animal controllers, and Walk into a home place traps for mice, poisons for roaches and keep the ants at bay. Seem like a pretty easy job, right? Think again.
They have almost no time to eat a decent meal, as they are on the road all day; they are constantly being exposed to parasite-carrying pets (the fleas, and lice, etc), dangerous pesticides, and pathogens from pests such as rat urine and feces; plus they eat in their trucks. A study found heavy pesticide concentrations on the steering wheels of 97% of the pest control technicians’ trucks studied.
Eating in these trucks is common practice among workers in this group. What better way to get pesticides inside 
you?!
Immune system boost, respiratory cleansing and support, and a high antioxidant regimen are highly recommended for members of this category. See also “Tips”.