It finally happened: the newspaper business has fallen so low that the occupation of newspaper reporter has been rated the worst job in America.

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

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In fact, if you give this list any credence at all, you’ll keep you and yours away from the traditional media business. This year’s 10 worst jobs include three media positions: Broadcaster and photojournalist also fell into the bottom 10 this time around.

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

191. Mail carrier

Score: 626

Income: $41,068

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

192. Firefighter (#192)

Score: 636

Income: $45,264

Off-the-charts horrible work environment, unless you love fighting fires. Off-the-charts stress, unless you love adrenaline rushes. Some job openings.

193. Taxi driver (#197)

Score: 638

Income: $23,118

You talkin to me? Yeah, your work environment stinks and you have high stress. But at least there are cabbie jobs available.

194. Corrections officer (#191)

Score: 642

Income: $39,163

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

195. Photojournalist

Score: 656

Income: $29,267

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

196. Broadcaster

Score: 658

Income: $29,374

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

197. Cook (#195)

Score: 659

Income: $42,208

Work environment almost as bad as the military’s, with long hours, low pay, and little room for growth, according to CareerCast.

198. Enlisted military personnel (#198)

Score: 687

Income: $44,283

Terrible work environment and high stress. And there are live rounds.

199. Lumberjack (#200)

Score: 716

Income: $34,100

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

200. Newspaper reporter (#199)

Score: 737

Income: $36,267

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

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The 10 worst jobs of 2015

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