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IT one of the 'most boring' jobs for graduates

Teachers have it best, says survey by teachers...

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By Dan Ilett

Published: 27 July 2006 15:50 BST

Jobs in IT and telecoms are the fifth-most boring professions graduates can choose, according to research from a teacher training organisation.

Administration, secretarial and sales work were top of the "Workforce Boredom Index", respectively, while unsurprisingly teaching was deemed to be the least boring career a university leaver can go into.

The research comes from the government-owned Training and Development Agency for Schools, which claims that science research and media jobs are also more boring than teaching.

A spokesman for employment analyst Consult GEE told silicon.com: "Teachers could be more satisfied with their jobs because they are more vocational - they chose to be teachers. They are not necessarily in it for the money."

When asked why they find their job interesting, 81 per cent of teacher respondents said it is the challenge of the role.

Other people surveyed (61 per cent) said they are bored because of the lack of challenge in their jobs and are not using their skills or knowledge.

The jobs in the "Workforce Boredom Index" ranked as follows - (on a scale of 10):

1 - Administrative/secretarial 10

2 - Manufacturing 8.1

3 - Sales 7.8

4 - Marketing/advertising 7.7

5 - IT/telecommunications 7.5

6 - Science research/development 7.3

7 - Media 7.1

8 - Law 6.9

8 - Engineering 6.9

10 - Banking/finance 6.6

10 - Human resources 6.6

12 - Accountancy 6.3

13 - Hospitality/travel 5.3

14 - Healthcare 5.1

15 - Teaching 4.0

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