What professions have the lowest and highest unemployment rates?

Occupations with the lowest unemployment rates:

• Appraisers and assessors of real estate: 0.4%


• Therapists, all other: 0.4%


• First-line managers of police and detectives: 0.4%


• Locomotive engineers and operators: 0.4%


• Directors, religious activities and education: 0.8%


• Dentists: 0.8%


• Speech-language pathologists: 0.8%


• Detectives and criminal investigators: 0.8%


• Physicians and surgeons: 0.9%


• Occupational therapists: 1.0%

Occupations with the highest unemployment rates:

Helpers, construction trades: 36.0%

Telemarketers: 34.8%

Structural iron and steel workers: 28.4%

Roofers: 27.1%

Millwrights: 25.5%

Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers: 25.3%

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons: 25.1%

Construction laborers: 25.0%

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers: 23.9%

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan: 23.4%

via NPR

In 2010, the Labor Dept. tracked unemployment rates for more than 500 occupations--from travel agents (11% unemployed) to taxi drivers (10.7%). See how each occupation stacks up.

Unemployment Rates, a Detailed Look - Infographic - WSJ.com.

I have a friend in construction who has been out work for about a year. I'm going to convince him to go to dental school.