CNN rates church musician 5th most stressful job
"You may not think of people who plan, direct and conduct performances for religious services as being under a particularly high amount of stress. But they also choose the appropriate psalm or hymn for every wedding and funeral -- only some of the most important events in a family's life. And those stressful situations can create some demanding clients.
According to the article...
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* 67% of church musicians say their job is stressful.
* 65% of high school teachers say their job is stressful.
By correlation, would 132% of church musicians who are also high school teachers say their job is stressful? ;)
138% of church musicians who also serve a pastorate might say their job is stressful (this pastor is usually in a congregation with 2 or more pastors, but the he is a pastor none-the-less).
Then we have the old-school pastor who serves as sole pastor of a parish and teaches in a school at the same time. 136%.
Rare, but possible, a pastor could serve all three positions. Most definitely 203% of these people would say their job is stressful.
As you can see, math was one of my fortes back in the day! hehe