illustration: bing.com/createThe latest report from No Fluff Jobs, "Ranking of Professions 2024. How Do Poles Evaluate Selected Professions?" shows that politicians and influencers are held in the lowest esteem.
- 86% of respondents believe that politicians earn too much,
- 69% say the same about influencers.
- Among professions with low social importance, influencers lead with 61% of responses,
- followed by politicians at 39%.
High-Value Professions but Low Pay
On the other hand, Poles value the importance of medical and agricultural professions.
- Doctors (80%),
- nurses (75%),
- and teachers (54%)
are considered the most socially impactful professions according to respondents. At the same time, these professions are seen as underpaid by Poles.
- 65% of respondents believe that nurses are underpaid,
- 59% feel the same about farmers,
- and 54% about teachers.
Affection and Gender Perceptions in Professions
Medical and agricultural professions are the most positively viewed. Nursing evokes positive associations in 71% of respondents, the medical profession in 66%, and farmers in 63%. The least affection is felt towards politicians (70%) and influencers (54%).
The report also highlights insights on gender perceptions in various professions. 88% of respondents consider the medical profession gender-neutral, even though, according to GUS data, nearly 60% of doctors are women. Similarly, 67% view teaching as gender-neutral, although women make up over 80% of those employed in this field. The most "male" profession, according to the survey, is farming (52%), followed by police work (46%) and programming (39%).
The No Fluff Jobs report "Ranking of Professions 2024. How Do Poles Evaluate Selected Professions?" was based on a DIY survey conducted on the Omnisurv by IQS platform from January 12–14, 2024 (CAWI). The survey was conducted with a representative sample of 1,000 working, professionally active Poles aged 18-64. The full report is available at:
https://nofluffjobs.com/insights/raport-profesja-ranking-zawodow/
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