It’s a good thing coffee isn’t bad for you, because researchers and healthcare workers are apparently guzzling a lot of it.
A recent survey of more than 4,100 workers nationwide found scientists and nurses among the top five professions that reported needing coffee to get through the workday.
The annual poll, commissioned by Dunkin’ Donuts and CareerBuilder, found that scientists came second only to food preparation/service workers in their need for a daily cup of Joe. (Workers in the Northeast – we’re looking at you, Boston, Philly and New York – apparently drink more coffee than other geographic regions).
Here’s the top 10 list:
- Food Preparation/Service Workers
- Scientists
- Sales Representatives
- Marketing/Public Relations Professionals
- Nurses (Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)
- Editors/Writers/Media Workers
- Business Executives
- Teachers/Instructors (K-12)
- Engineering Technicians/Support
- IT Managers/Network Administrators
That’s no surprise, given the fatigue-inducing hours required by nurses and researchers. But where are physicians on this list? Aren’t four in 10 physicians feeling burnt out? Maybe they got left out of this year’s survey – it is a pretty small sample, after all. They came in sixth on last year’s list, which also included healthcare administrators and personal caretakers.
(Hat tip: io9)
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By Deanna Pogorelc MedCity News
Deanna Pogorelc is a Cleveland-based reporter who writes obsessively about life science startups across the country, looking to technology transfer offices, startup incubators and investment funds to see what’s next in healthcare. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ball State University and previously covered business and education for a northeast Indiana newspaper.More posts by Author
@fllordachs Thanks for the RT. Some days I am right up there with nurses in terms of coffee consumption.
@medcitynews Very interesting. PR pros made the list too, but I am sticking to tea!
@sdfatbio I try to switch later in the day, but Earl Gray has almost as much zing as coffee.