It finally happened: the newspaper business has fallen so lowthat the occupation of newspaper reporter has been rated theworst job in America.

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Worse than a lumber jack, last year’s #200 on CareerCast’sranking of 200 jobs. Worse than a Marine recruit, cook and taxidriver.

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Also read: 10 mostfeared jobs

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In fact, if you give this list any credence at all, you’ll keepyou and yours away from the traditional media business. This year’s10worst jobs include three media positions: Broadcaster andphotojournalist also fell into the bottom 10 this timearound.

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We’ve already ranked the 10 best jobs for 2015. So now let’s take a ganderat the numbers for CareerCast’s 10 worst jobs of 2015. If a jobranked in the bottom 10 last year, the ranking will be inparentheses. The lower the score, the “better” the job.

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191. Mail carrier

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Score: 626

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Income: $41,068

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Bad, but not horrible, work environment and stress. What killedthis score was its hiring outlook: -28.3

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192. Firefighter (#192)

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Score: 636

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Income: $45,264

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Off-the-charts horrible work environment, unless you lovefighting fires. Off-the-charts stress, unless you loveadrenaline rushes. Some job openings.

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193. Taxi driver (#197)

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Score: 638

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Income: $23,118

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You talkin to me? Yeah, your work environmentstinks and you have high stress. But at least thereare cabbie jobs available.

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194. Corrections officer (#191)

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Score: 642

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Income: $39,163

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Obviously, a terrible work environment, but not as stressful asother jobs in the Terrible 10.

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195. Photojournalist

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Score: 656

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Income: $29,267

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Couldn’t you make more shooting weddings and bar mitzvahs?Everyone with a phone is a photojournalist today.

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196. Broadcaster

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Score: 658

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Income: $29,374

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These folks used to make good dough. No more. High stress and anegative hiring outlook.

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197. Cook (#195)

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Score: 659

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Income: $42,208

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Work environment almost as bad as the military’s, with longhours, low pay, and little room for growth, according toCareerCast.

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198. Enlisted military personnel (#198)

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Score: 687

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Income: $44,283

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Terrible work environment and high stress. And there are liverounds.

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199. Lumberjack (#200)

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Score: 716

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Income: $34,100

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Another negative hiring outlook — who’s looking for this workanyway? High stress (Timber!) and lousy work environment.

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200. Newspaper reporter (#199)

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Score: 737

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Income: $36,267

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This job is characterized by a terrible work environment, veryhigh stress and a negative hiring outlook — one of the few negativeoutlooks on the list of 200.

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