American Professions with High and Low Public Esteem

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"USA SNAPSHOTS

High and Low in Public Esteem
Adults who say these professions contribute "a lot" to society's well-being:

Highest
Military..............78%
Teachers...........72%
Medical doctors..66%

Lowest
Journalists..........28%
Business Execs...24%
Lawyers..............18%

Source Pew Research Center survey of 4006 adults

ANNE R CAREY AND PAUL TRAP, USA TODAY"


My comment:
(a) Public Esteem for Military Still High. Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project, July 11, 2013.
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/07/ ... ilitary-still-high/
(b) That is because the survey does not include nurse or car salesman (the latter maybe because it is an occupation, not a profession; consistently in the bottom). The former perennially gets higher respect in US than medical doctor.