I can’t believe accounting and finance didn’t make the list. I feel like Fredo Corleone.
According to The Harris Poll, doctors, military officers and firefighters are seen as the most prestigious professions in the United States, despite the fact that most adults would encourage their kids to pursue a career in engineering. Doctors are first in the prestige league – 88 percent of American adults believe the profession has either “a great deal of prestige” or “prestige” in general.
Military officers are also held in high regard across the United States, with 78 percent of people finding the profession prestigious. Firefighters complete the top three with 76 percent finding the job prestigious. What about engineering, the career most people want their children to pursue? It comes sixth in the prestige stakes, with 69 percent, ahead of police offers, priests, architects and teachers.
You will find more statistics at Statista
Seriously, some things on the list truly show how stupid people are.
Being a policeman is prestigious. Fuck me dead. I admire sanitation workers and whores far more.
Priests? Unbelievable.
Teachers? In the USA?
People are brain dead. No question about it.
Military officer #2? Good grief, how does that square with “prestige”? Developing and implementing bigger and better ways to kill fellow Humans is “prestigious”?
Engineer – yesss!