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Here Are the Toughest Jobs in America — Is Yours on the List? | Entrepreneur

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Firefighters, construction workers, and doctors top Americans’ list of the “toughest” jobs.

According to a new survey, respondents associated tough jobs with constant physical strain, long hours, and exposure to extreme environments.

Trade and manual jobs were seen as significantly tougher than non-trade jobs.

Firefighters, cops and construction workers dominate Americans’ mental picture of “tough jobs,” according to a new survey.

A poll of 2,000 employed adults from January 26 to February 2, commissioned by Cat Footwear, asked which roles count as the “toughest.” The results highlighted a mix of emergency responders, trades, and care workers. Firefighters ranked as the hardest job in America, followed by police officers, construction workers, miners and oil workers, nurses, paramedics, and agricultural workers.

Doctors, caregivers, and other healthcare roles round out the top tier, showing how much respondents associated toughness with both physical and emotional strain.

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Santa Barbara-Area Homeowners Forced to Flee Growing Sherpa Wildfire | NBC News

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A wind-whipped wildfire was advancing near the coast of Santa Barbara, California, Friday as it ripped through some 4,000 acres — more than doubling overnight — and forced homeowners to flee, fire officials said.

About 140 homes and ranches were at risk in the coastal canyons of an area that hasn’t seen such a dramatic burn in 60 years.

An estimated 1,200 firefighters were battling the blaze Friday morning, and were able to contain about 5 percent of it, according to Cal Fire.

Hundreds of homeowners were being called to evacuate late Thursday in the communities of El Capitan, Refugio, Venadito and Las Flores canyons, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said.

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