Ten Worst Jobs of 2011

CareerCast rated the 10 worst jobs based upon work environment, stress, physical demands and hiring outlook. Take a look: (Reuters)

Roughneck Description: Roughnecks perform maintenance and routine physical labor on oil rigs and pipelines. Annual Salary: $32,134 (Reuters)

Ironworker Description: Ironworkers assemble and construct the steel framework of buildings, bridges and other structures. Annual Salary: $34,127

Lumberjack Description: Spending all day in the forest avoiding falling timber is a dangerous job as lumberjacks cut and process trees into useable lumber. Annual Salary: $32,109

Roofer Description: Not a career for those with a fear of heights; roofers repair and install roofs on commercial and residential structures.   Annual Salary: $34,168

Taxi Driver Description: Taxicab drivers work long shifts for little money and regularly deal with less-than-patient customers and bumper-to-bumper traffic. Annual Salary: $21,127 (Reuters)

Emergency Medical Technician Description: EMT’s are under constant pressure to perform medical tasks and save lives in a hurry. Annual Salary: $30,168

Welder Description: Welding requires great skill and an ability to deal with immense heat while melting metal parts to join them together permanently. Annual Salary: $35,126

Painter Description:  Painters spend long hours in often awkward body positions on ladders preparing surfaces and applying paints and varnishes to the interior and exterior walls of structures. Annual Salary: $34,152

Meter Reader Description: No matter the weather, meter readers are tasked with monitoring public utility meters and reviewing volume of consumption by customers. Annual Salary: $34,171

Construction Worker Description: Construction workers deal regularly with dangerous situations under tight deadlines as they help build any number of structures including highways and buildings. Annual Salary: $29,211