Top 10 Most Hated Professions

These aren’t the easiest jobs and they certainly aren’t the most liked. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we’ll be counting down the top 10 hated professions.

For this list, we focused on careers that are hated by the general public, either because of what the job entails or how people in that profession treat others. For the record, we’re not saying we hate these professions, but we understand why people do.

Are you a beefy gym enthusiast who is quick to judge people by their appearance, easily riled by loud noises, sexist in a 1950s kind of way and/or thrive in situations of confrontation? Then this could be the job for you. Sure, bouncers are occasionally useful at breaking up bar fights. But those who’ve met their meaty fists know that most of the time they just stand around looking shady and playing god with what little power they’ve been given. No disrespect if you are a bouncer, because we know it ain't easy to deal with us when we're drunk!

If you think about it, a mechanic can be considered an evil genius. Relying on the fact that most of us don’t know a thing about fixing cars, they can tell us anything is wrong with one and are pretty much guaranteed we won’t challenge them. Besides, even if we did, they’ve probably already taken the liberty of fixing this real or imagined problem and are going to charge us anyway. And that’s exactly why we hate them. Because you can never go in needing an oil change without spending an extra grand on an axle alignment or worse.

This is kind of an easy one. The old stereotype has been around since Ford’s first models went on the market. Whether you’re buying new or old, there is nothing more annoying than having to deal with the greasy, money-starved salesman who would sell you cheese on wheels if it could make him a buck. And yes, we say “him” because it’s not a female-heavy career path. These are the guys that make you want to take a shower after shaking hands on a deal you’re not quite sure you should have made.

Us normal folk tend to have a hard time feeling sorry for celebrities who complain about their lives. Their hardships are usually small potatoes. But sometimes the paparazzi take it too far... way too far. Seriously, the Kardashians or Brangelina do deserve to be able to just walk from the few feet from their car to a restaurant undisturbed. So when they’re assaulted by a swarm of photographers pressing their flashing cameras against their shielded faces, you can’t help but pity the stars a little. Is it any wonder that the paparazzi get beat up so often?

Every bit of a driver’s hatred for the meter maid is well deserved. They’re the mascots of the municipality’s get-rich-quick scheme to pump money back into the government. It’s a lose-lose-lose situation no matter what you do. Although having to pay parking fare and tickets suck and contributes to a ton of cash flow for the city, there’s also the matter of paying the employees to carry out this useless service. And where does the money to pay the salaries of parking attendants come from? Where else than from our very own pockets!

Okay, so we may not hate dentists, but no one likes going to the dentist. Even the best practitioners inflict at least a little pain. And the way they stare greedily into your mouth as if every single molar and incisor is a dollar sign can only be described as distasteful. And their instruments of torture are merely inches away from penetrating the patient’s skull. Yes, we know dentists are super important to our healthcare, but that doesn't mean we don't all fear their ability to drill into our mouths and wallets.

In the 16th century, one of Shakespeare’s characters famously said, “Let’s kill all the lawyers.” Over four hundred years later, that sentiment hasn’t really changed. Because of them, the many guilty have walked free and the wrongfully accused have been put behind bars. To be clear, there are some great attorneys in the world who perform their jobs nobly. However, there are many amoral, unethical and self-seeking ambulance chasers that seek only to benefit from the misfortunes of others. They’re the ones that paint the entire profession with the hard-to-shake stereotype that probably existed since the birth of the profession.

From Adolf Hitler to John F. Kennedy, from the very extreme to the very dumb, politicians come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. But one thing can be certain: Even the most noble of leaders are hiding something. Besides, they often make promises they can’t keep, push personal agendas, take bribes and sacrifice our natural resources. Plus, some are even responsible for the deaths of millions of people. And then they have the galling charisma that gets them elected in the first place! Heck, they even vote themselves to get regular raises while refusing to do the same for average Joes.

A debt collector is kind of like the grim reaper. The grim reaper isn’t a bad guy, he’s just doing his job. It’s not the debt collector’s fault that you’re in debt. But like the grim reaper, we can’t help but view the collection agent with a mixture of anxiety, fear and hatred. Okay, so you screwed up. You probably shouldn’t have spent so much money. But the fact that a fellow citizen is somehow granted the authority to bully, intimidate and threaten you is the equivalent of getting scolded by someone else’s parents. It’s just not cool.


Before we reveal our number one pick, here are a few honorable, or in this case, dishonorable mentions:

Wall Street
Security Guard
Door-to-Door Salesperson
Tax Auditor
Traffic Officer

Ah, the telemarketer, how you deserve the world’s hatred. Whether you’re peddling legitimate services or taking advantage of the elderly and vulnerable, there’s really never a good time to get that call. In fact, telemarketing is so annoying that it is actually illegal in some places. This seemingly soulless person on the other end of the phone inflicts on you a script that’s clearly not written for a human audience. And they also somehow manage to hypnotize you so that even if you want to hang up, you still sit through the sales pitch despite the fact that your dinner is getting cold.

Do you agree with our list? Which profession gives you nightmares or the shivers? For more angst-filled top 10s published every day, be sure to subscribe to WatchMojo.com.