10 least stressful jobs

Feeling overworked and overwhelmed? Maybe it's time for a career change to one of these 10 fields from Money and PayScale.com's list of America's best jobs.

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6. Technical Writer
Technical Writer
Best Jobs rank: 88
% who say the job is low stress: 55%

Technical writers have what many crave: autonomy. They often work as their own project manager while writing guidelines and instructions for new tools. Sometimes they even get to interact with the product during the development stages, assuring the instructions are easy to understand for the less tech-savvy. And with projects often started months out, the fear of a tight deadline is minimized.



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Last updated October 11 2010: 7:50 AM ET
Source: CNNMoney.com/PayScale.com survey of more than 40,000 workers
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