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Do low stress jobs that anyone can do really exist? My answer to this common question is an empathic yes and no. You might wonder about the reasons for such ambiguity.
Therefore, let me begin my explaining that every job or business comes with some level of stress. And in most cases, it depends upon an individual. If a person is able to do a job they love, obviously, they’ll experience lower stress levels. But if you’re caught in the wrong job that doesn’t really interest you or suit your needs, chances are that you’ll experience severe and high stress.
To understand low stress jobs, first we need to understand exactly what’s stress and its negative and positive effects on our work.
Stress & Its Effects on Humans
Broadly speaking, there’re two kinds of stress. One is negative stress that leaves us feeling frustrated, angry or resentful, helpless and inadequate. Understandably, every human experiences negative stress in cycles. However, continuous high stress is detrimental to both our physical health and mental wellness.
To cite an example, a 2018 study at American colleges and universities found that one among every five students experiences severe stress to an extent that requires medical intervention. Some of these stressed students drop out, change their study courses and worse- consider suicide as a way out.
A 2020 study in India revealed that 74 percent of working adults suffer from stress while 88 percent are afflicted by anxiety. The study included 10,000 working women and men. However, there’re chances these high figures are due to the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic that struck the world in 2020.
At the same time, there’s also something known as positive stress or eustress. This kind of stress is good because it compels us to meet deadlines, can save our lives in danger, prompts us to save money to avoid poverty, helps us study better and compete healthily with peers.
As would be clear from the above examples, stress depends upon an individual, circumstances and several other factors. By the same yardstick, a low stress job means those we can manage easily, enjoy doing and don’t need to worry much about the outcomes.
Low stress jobs allow us to lead happier lives, spend quality time with family and friends and leaves ample scope for engaging in stress-busting activities.
21 Best Low Stress Jobs for Anyone
Given the above context of low stress jobs, which are the best ones. In fact, there’re as many as 20 best low stress jobs that anyone can do. While some of these jobs might require specific educational qualifications, others are open to almost anyone that has the skills. The below list of 20 best low stress jobs for anyone includes both- offline and online jobs. You can select any that best suits your requirements.
1. Content Writer
One of the best low stress jobs you can find from home is content writer. You’ll require superb writing skills, excellent research techniques and proper command over language. This is an online job that allows you to work during flexible hours. There’s a huge demand for content writers, especially in 2021 as people are increasingly accessing online material to stay informed.
2. Social Media Assistant
For anyone that loves Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms, this is an ideal job. Generally, businesses and some high-net worth individuals hire social media assistants. You could work as a social media assistant from home too, as fulltime employee or freelancer. Usually, the posts for social media platforms are given by the employer. Other than posting, you’ll also have to keep tabs on comments and respond to them quickly.
3. Online Editor
And if you’ve got superb skills in English or even a regional Indian language, it’s easy to find work as an online editor. Obviously, you wouldn’t be editing news and other complex stuff. Instead, online editors check drafts and proofs of books, promotional material and literature, invitation cards, advertisements and other interesting stuff. This is a low stress job because it doesn’t involve anything more than reading and in some instances, rewriting something in simpler language.
4. Logistics Clerk
With an increasing number of investors now entering the field of logistics and freight, finding a low stress job of logistics clerk is very easy. Your job is only to receive packages and parcels from customers, weigh them and charge the applicable fees. And of course, print out the receipt for the customer to track the shipment. Most transport companies, freight handlers and courier companies require logistics clerks.
5. Proofreader
Also for people with superb command over English or any other language, proofreading is a simple and almost stress free job. It’s possible to find both online and offline jobs as proofreader. You could also work part-time or on flexible hours, though work hours would definitely depend upon your employer. Correcting copies for typos, spelling errors, proper punctuation and incomplete sentences, among others, is the task of a proofreader.
6. Search Engine Optimizer
Digital marketing ranks among the fastest growing industries in the world and India. Maybe you’re unaware but a lot of foreign companies outsource their digital marketing processes from India. Search Engine Optimizers are people that can help websites to improve rankings and rise on top of Google searches. Learning SEO isn’t difficult. In fact, anyone from school dropouts to retirees can learn digital marketing and enjoy a low stress online job.
7. Blogger
Blogging is something that involves very low stress. Because bloggers write about something they love and know the topic well. You too can start a blog and earn decent income. All you require is superb writing skills and a passion for some topic. Such a topic could be anything to do with your profession or even a hobby and pastime. You can launch own blog or start writing blogs for other websites.
8. Yoga Trainer
It’s a well-known fact that practicing Yoga helps improve physical health and mental wellness. That’s one of the reasons you’ll see countless new Yoga centers springing up across the country. Additionally, there’s also a huge demand for Yoga trainers that can visit people’s home to conduct sessions. Since you’ll also be practicing Yoga while training, your body and mind also stay fit and stress free.
9. Sports Coach
As Indians move into other sports from the traditionally favorite, Cricket, you can work as a coach to train students to play Hockey, Football, Basketball and Tennis among others. The job of a sports coach involves minimal stress since you would definitely be enjoying a good game yourself. And training aspiring sportspersons is always a pleasure.
10. Online Tutor
Did you know that online tutoring is becoming increasingly popular in India due to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainties over the vaccine even during 2021? Normally, Indian students that wish to score higher marks to qualify for engineering and medical seats attend special tuition classes. However, with the need for social distancing, lots of parents now opt for online tutors for their children. You could work as online tutor for a coaching class or even join a large online tutoring company that operates from the US. Though this is a low stress job, you’ll require a degree in teaching and the necessary skills.
11. Agriculturist
The job of an agriculturist is best if you’re residing in a town or city that has farmlands nearby. As agriculture in India becomes modern, your job is to teach farmers how to apply latest technologies in farming to get bumper harvests while reducing overall costs. Cooperative societies, government agencies, farming product companies and even some large businesses hire agriculturists.
12. Nutritionist
A nutritionist’s job isn’t easy. Yet, it involves relatively lower stress levels. You’ll require a degree in nutrition and dietetics to work as a nutritionist. Who hires nutritionists? Many employers, in fact. These include food processing and food production companies, hospitals, homes for the aged, government organizations and also large companies that operate cafes. Additionally, top-of-the-line hotels and resorts also hire nutritionists.
13. Phlebotomist
The term ‘phlebotomist’ sounds scary right? And it could imply the job is stressful and difficult. But that’s wrong. Phlebotomists are people that collect blood samples for testing at labs. With more and more diagnostic centers opening in India, some of them also provide the facilities of home collection of blood samples. Phlebotomists also work at blood banks to collect blood from donors and hospitals to fix cannula to patients requiring intravenous drips.
14. Data Entry Operator
Personally, I don’t think there could be any other job with such low stress levels as data entry operators. In fact, almost anyone can work as a data entry operator from home or an office. It involves gathering raw data that your employer provides. You’ve to gather the necessary details and enter them on proper templates given by your employer. Almost every organization that requires a database of customers, students or other people needs a data entry operator for such work.
15. Food Critic
Do you love food and can appreciate a good dish or fine cooking? If so, you can find a job as food critic. For most part, this is a very enjoyable job. You’ll be visiting all sorts of restaurants and trying their food. Later, you’ve to write reviews about this food and the restaurant itself such as the ambience, level of service, cleanliness and other details. Food critics work for newspapers and magazines, travel companies and websites, TV channels and lots more places. You don’t require any specific qualifications to be a good food critic. All you need is superb writing skills and the ability to taste food and appreciate it according to merit.
16. Book Reviewer
For book lovers, working as a reviewer would prove a stress-free job. All you need to do is review books that are about to go on sale commercially and write a review. These reviews are used by publishers to promote the book. Additionally, top newspapers and magazines as well as book review clubs online pay you handsomely to write honest reviews. Though there’re no specific degrees necessary to write book reviews, having a Bachelor or Master degree in literature can prove useful and provide better chances to get these jobs.
17. Delivery Agent
If you’re friendly and love riding a bike or driving around the town, then working as a delivery agent is something you might enjoy. The job doesn’t require much educational qualifications too. Amazon Flex is one such program where you can become a delivery agent for Amazon. Furthermore, courier companies, food delivery services, large chains of Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) and other businesses hire delivery agents. You get paid per delivery or a monthly salary, depending on the employer.
18. Oenologist
Oenology or the art and science of tasting and appreciating wines is picking up pretty quickly in India. The reason: wines from top Indian wineries are becoming famous around the world. Indians too now consume wine in greater quantities than a decade earlier. To work as oenologist, you’ll require a degree in this field. This is a complex field of work but the job is fun and enjoyable with lowest degrees of stress. And to top it up: oenologists in India get very high salaries.
19. Meteorologist
Meteorologists are very important. They help forecast the weather and read satellite images to warn people of storms and other climatic dangers. This helps everyone from ordinary persons to farmers, airlines and shipping companies and anyone that needs weather forecasts to operate safely. You’ll require a degree in meteorology but the effort is worth it. Meteorologists get paid very high and enjoy nearly stress free life. Modern weather forecasting equipment and satellite imagery has made the job very simple and almost free of stress.
20. Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants are of many types. But in India, the most common kind of VA are women and men that can serve as remote secretaries. That’s because lots of high net-worth individuals prefer to outsource such work from home-based workers. Your job would involve sending and responding to emails, fixing appointments and reminders and doing other secretarial jobs.
21. Travel Agent
And finally, the job of a travel agent also involves low stress. You’ll be making reservations and bookings for airlines, trains, buses and hotel rooms among others.
Generally, a junior college or higher secondary certificate with a six-month certification course with home study from International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be enough to find good jobs as travel agent. Nowadays, plenty of courses are also available from private institutes in India.
In Conclusion
The 20 low stress jobs that I’m listing above are suitable for women and men of all ages. In fact, you can also consider one of these jobs if you’re looking for a career change in mid-life.
Some of these jobs require special qualifications while others are open to almost everyone. Job boards, LinkedIn, Facebook Marketplace and newspapers are the best avenues to find such work. You can also create a profile on LinkedIn and seek employers or register on a good job board by uploading your resume.
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