A bad boss can make your life a living hell. To find out which professions suffer the worst bosses, PayScale asked users what they wanted to change most about their current job.
The employees on this list all had the same answer - they each wanted a new boss. The next time your boss floods your inbox with urgent emails in the middle of the night, read this list and remind yourself that others are tormented by bad bosses, too.
| Rank | Job Category | % Who Hate
Their Boss | Median
Pay | High
Stress | Low Job Satisfaction |
| 1 | Chemists and Materials Scientists | 19.4% | $56,500 | 54% | 16% |
| 2 | Dental Hygienists | 18.2% | $67,700 | 54% | 9% |
| 3 | Bakers | 17.9% | $26,300 | 64% | 16% |
| 4 | Food Service Managers | 17.0% | $33,700 | 76% | 14% |
| 5 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians | 15.8% | $61,100 | 66% | 7% |
| 6 - tie | Database Administrators | 13.6% | $76,000 | 60% | 9% |
| 6 - tie | Administrative Services Managers | 13.6% | $42,100 | 72% | 9% |
| 8 - tie | Dispatchers | 13.5% | $35,800 | 79% | 18% |
| 8 - tie | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 13.5% | $29,300 | 56% | 19% |
| 10 | Actors, Producers, and Directors | 13.3% | $50,000 | 72% | 12% |
| 11 | Cooks | 12.3% | $22,800 | 68% | 23% |
| 12 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 12.1% | $40,500 | 57% | 12% |
| 13 | Cashiers | 11.8% | $19,000 | 49% | 26% |
| 14 | Order Clerks | 11.6% | $38,200 | 59% | 13% |
| 15 - tie | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 11.5% | $28,600 | 51% | 19% |
| 15 - tie | Lodging Managers | 11.5% | $39,900 | 74% | 9% |
| 17 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 11.3% | $42,000 | 55% | 11% |
| 18 | Laborers and Material Movers, Hand | 11.1% | $27,600 | 52% | 23% |
| 19 | Education Administrators | 10.9% | $45,600 | 72% | 8% |
| 20 | Tellers | 10.7% | $26,500 | 53% | 18% |
| 21 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 10.3% | $24,500 | 56% | 18% |
| 22 | Building Cleaning Workers | 10.2% | $23,100 | 42% | 17% |
| 23 | Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians | 10.1% | $29,900 | 71% | 13% |
| 24 | Architects, Except Naval | 10.0% | $47,500 | 58% | 14% |
| 25 - tie | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | 9.8% | $33,500 | 59% | 10% |
| 25 - tie | First-Line Supervisors | 9.8% | $36,600 | 76% | 14% |
| 27 | Sales Managers | 9.7% | $41,100 | 79% | 13% |
| 28 | Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | 9.5% | $33,800 | 61% | 12% |
| 29 | Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians | 9.2% | $53,900 | 61% | 8% |
| 30 - tie | Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists | 9.1% | $49,300 | 61% | 9% |
| 30 - tie | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 9.1% | $48,600 | 69% | 12% |
| 32 - tie | General and Operations Managers | 9.0% | $60,000 | 77% | 8% |
| 32 - tie | Drivers | 9.0% | $35,900 | 56% | 17% |
| 34 - tie | Writers and Editors | 8.9% | $51,900 | 53% | 12% |
| 34 - tie | Industrial Production Managers | 8.9% | $58,400 | 77% | 10% |
| 36 | Tax Examiners, Collectors, Preparers, and Revenue Agents | 8.8% | $77,400 | 73% | 9% |
| 37 | Cost Estimators | 8.6% | $55,500 | 70% | 10% |
| 38 - tie | Designers | 8.5% | $44,000 | 56% | 13% |
| 38 - tie | Engineering Managers | 8.5% | $85,000 | 74% | 8% |
| 38 - tie | Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters | 8.5% | $45,300 | 56% | 12% |
| 41 - tie | Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides | 8.3% | $45,300 | 47% | 6% |
| 41 - tie | Market Research and Survey Researchers | 8.3% | $57,700 | 55% | 11% |
| 43 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 8.1% | $65,200 | 82% | 6% |
| 44 - tie | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 8.0% | $20,500 | 58% | 27% |
| 44 - tie | Instructional Coordinators | 8.0% | $52,600 | 60% | 8% |
| 44 - tie | Purchasing Managers | 8.0% | $59,300 | 74% | 10% |
| 47 - tie | Human Resources Managers | 7.9% | $57,200 | 71% | 8% |
| 47 - tie | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 7.9% | $33,500 | 59% | 12% |
| 49 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 7.8% | $55,000 | 68% | 13% |
| 50 | Child Care Workers | 7.7% | $22,900 | 46% | 11% |