Longevity of Persons Engaged in Different Occupations (2024)

FAQs

What is the life expectancy of different professions? ›

Carpenters, masons and traders live from 45 to' 50. Bankers, editors, jewelers, mannfacturers, mechanics, painters, shoemakers and tailors average from 40 to 45. Machinists, musi cians, and printers live from 35 to 40, and clerks, operatives and teachers are the shortest lived of all being, only from 30 to 35.

The duration of human life (longevity) is influenced by genetics, the environment, and lifestyle.

The new study, which involved almost half a million workers, finds that people whose jobs involve frequent moving and lifting tend to live longer than those whose occupations are deskbound.

If you've saved well enough to retire, but can't quite decide which you'd enjoy more — retiring now or continuing to work — there's a piece of research that suggests you might live somewhat longer if you keep working. This only applies to men; working longer doesn't seem to deliver a similar health boost for women.

Clergymen have the longest life expectancy compared to other occupations, living over 14 years longer than media personalities .

According to a study published in JAMA Network, involving over 480,000 participants, individuals who often sit at work are 16% more likely to die early from any cause. More specifically, individuals who regularly sit for long periods are 34% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease.

Approximately one-quarter of the variation in lifespan in developed countries can be attributed to genetic factors. The influence of both genetic and environmental factors on longevity can potentially be modified by medical treatment, behavioural changes and environmental improvements.

A lack of transferable skills and knowledge is the most common reason why people don't make a career change. Career change statistics show that most workers change their careers at the average age of 39. The majority of people want to switch careers to have a better work-life balance and more job flexibility.

How many years does the average person stay in a job? ›

How long the average employee stays at a job. As of January 2022, the median amount of time employees had been with their current employers was 4.1 years, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)—the same amount of time as was reported two years earlier in 2020 [1].

Commuting from home to work should be less than 50 miles and within 30 minutes, and the surrounding area of your workplace should be within 50 miles of your home. It is ideal for commuters to take at least 5 minutes to commute to work, and the one-way commute should take more than 16 minutes.

The Science Behind Job-Related Aging

Every job has its unique set of challenges and stressors, leading to the release of cortisol, also known as the stress hormone. Chronic stress and prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol can lead to inflammation and oxidative stress, ultimately speeding up the aging process.

The idea of taking early retirement for health reasons is not new: several research studies in recent years have found that stopping work early can have health benefits and help to increase the length of your life.

That at birth was stochastically estimated at 75.37 years, which was some one year shorter than that for an ordinary inhabitant (76.67 years), though the difference was insignificant.

Men who teach live on average until nearly 88 years old, while women who teach live on average to be 90, according to a Society of Actuaries study. That's compared to 85 for men and 88 for women who work in other government careers.