Some jobs are bad news for the waistline and a new survey has revealed bus driving as the most weight-inducing occupation in the U.S., Today.com reveals.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which took into account a random sample of 138,438 employees aged 18 or over, found that 36.4per cent of transport workers were obese.
More than one in four factory workers, office staff and, surprisingly nurses were also found to be dangerously overweight – the result of poor pay, unhealthy diets, a lack of exercise and a history of depression.
JOB ROLES AND THE PERCENTAGE OF OBESE WORKERS
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which took into account a random sample of 138,438 employees aged 18 or over, looked at showing the obesity rates of different occupations in the U.S.
1. Transportation staff (bus, rail, air) – 36.4*
2. Manufacturing or production staff – 29.9
3. Installation or repair workers – 28.3
4. Clerical or office staff – 26.6
5. Managers, executives, or officials – 25.6
6. Service workers – 25.6
7. Nurses – 25.2
8. Farming, fishing, or forestry workers – 24.7
9. Construction or mining personnel – 24.0
10. Sales representatives- 23.2
11. Professionals (including physicians, nurses, and teachers) – 22.1
12. Teachers (primary and secondary education) – 20.9
13. Business owners – 20.4
14. Physicians – 14.0
* Percentage
