Are you getting enough sleep with the work you do? We have listed the professions with the most sleep deprivation and the least sleep deprivation for you.
A good night's sleep is extremely important, but there are a lot of factors that can get in the way of a good night's sleep. Think of what you eat, when you last drank coffee, how much you exercised and – of course – your work. A 2018 study shows that the average amount of sleep you get per night strongly depends on your job. Nearly 5,000 participants were asked about their sleep patterns:whether they were getting enough sleep and how much sleep they were getting per night. This showed a number of sectors/professions in which people were severely sleep deprived, namely:
1. Care – 4 hours and 15 minutes
2. National Security – 4 hours and 30 minutes
3. Teachers – 4 hours and 35 minutes
4. Journalists – 4 hours and 50 minutes
5. Hospitality – 5 hours
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Of course, the research also showed that there are sectors/professions where on average people slept the most hours per night and therefore do not suffer from sleep deprivation, namely:
1. Hair and beauty – 9 hours and 40 minutes
2. Telemarketers – 8 hours and 45 minutes
3. Insurance – 8 hours and 20 minutes
4. Retail – 8 hours and 15 minutes
5. Build – 8 hours and 10 minutes
Also, participants indicated that stress (44%) and high caffeine consumption (19%) were the most common factors keeping them up at night, with more than half believing they had a health problem because of their sleep patterns. If that doesn't say enough about the importance of sleep, we don't know what does…
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