How Canadians rank the professions

[ModlrMike]

Interesting take on some at the bottom:

TV/Radio personalities 31 %

Journalists 31 %

Environmental activists 30%

Union leaders 16 %

 

[Journeyman]

Interesting take on some at the bottom:

TV/Radio personalities 31 %

Journalists 31 %

And yet we routinely quote the media and get worked-up over the CBC or some other "journalists" (some of whose lawyers say they cannot be named here  ).


Of course, that's assuming you believe this poll, given that they're deemed untrustworthy 1/3-to-1/4 of the time  ;D

Pollsters 27 %

 

[The Bread Guy]

And yet we routinely quote the media and get worked-up over the CBC or some other "journalists"

True, but I'd be interested in seeing how discriminating people are in believing information from sources they consider relatively trustworthy.

Of course, that's assuming you believe this poll, given that they're deemed untrustworthy 1/3-to-1/4 of the time  ;D

Oh no, the cognitive dissonance is making me feel like a wishbone!  ;D

 

[Pusser]

Now wouldn't it be nice if salaries were based on this sort of data?

 

[mariomike]

Reader's Digest Canada does a similar poll:
http://readersdigest.ca/cms/xcms/readersdigest.ca//cms/xcms/top-jobs--the-professions-we-trust-most_3733_a.html
"Top Jobs: The Professions We Trust Most":

1. Firefighters
2. Ambulance drivers/ paramedics
3. Pharmacists
4. Airline pilots
5. Nurses
6. Doctors
7. Teachers
8. Police
9. Veterinarians
10. Dentists
11. Armed forces
12. Judges
13. Locksmiths
14. Public-transit drivers
15. Daycare workers
16. TV news anchors
17. Psychologists/counsellors
18. Electricians
19. Accountants
20. Plumbers
21. Chiropractors
22. TV and radio announcers
23. Religious ministers
24. Human resources personnel
25. Athletes
26. Musicians
27. Financial advisors
28. Domestic cleaners
29. Lawyers
30. Print journalists
31. Taxi drivers
32. Car mechanics
33. Home building contractors
34. Investment brokers
35. Actors/actresses
36. Real estate agents
37. CEOs
38. Psychics/astrologers
39. Politicians
40. Car salespeople
41. Telemarketers

 

[GnyHwy]

Church leaders 33%?

I wouldn't have thought our chruch leaders were extreme enough to be so low.

 

[JesseWZ]

Church leaders 33%?

I wouldn't have thought our chruch leaders were extreme enough to be so low.

Like in any profession, it takes the actions of a few to spoil efforts of the many... regardless of the faith/denomination/background one is a member of.

 

[57Chevy]

If you look at it like that, more people trust their kids with
anything above "Daycare", and less with anybody below it.
Which is probably true ;D

 

[blacktriangle]

Now wouldn't it be nice if salaries were based on this sort of data?

Hehe...looks like you are doing just fine from your profile! 

 

[Rifleman62]

Journalists? I think they meant media people. 31 percenters. How low can you go?

Financial advisers 34 %

I know one. That may be too high of a rating.

 

[Hurricane]

From the looks of the result, people tend to trust those that "Keep them safe". Where as distrust seems to increase with those who take money from them for repairs (mechanics, plumbers, electricians). I find from my experience working in the mechanic industry, people tend to not believe that THEIR car, pipes, wires couldn't possibly be broken. Then we have those who generally work on commission; Certain Lawyers, Car Salespersons, Telemarketers, and the like.

 

[mariomike]

From the looks of the result, people tend to trust those that "Keep them safe".

Firefighters and paramedics have held the top two positions on the Reader's Digest Canada poll for years.
Postmedia - Global News did not include them in their poll, but I expect they would have placed well there also.

 

[cupper]

Oh sure.

If a lawyer screws up, in Canada they can't even get their client killed.

If a doctor screws up, he can only kill patients one at at time.

If an engineer screws up, he has the potential of killing 100's at a time.

But no pressure. >