Turkey's Most Reputable Professions Announced

Assoc. Prof. from Istanbul Medeniyet University. Dr. Performed by Lütfi Sunar Working Life and Professions Research in Turkey's 2020 results have been published. in 26 provinces with 2 thousand 711 people In the research shaped by face-to-face interviews 133 different professionsReputation points were given between 1 and 100.

The 2020 results of the Working Life and Professions Survey in Turkey were compared with the results of the same survey five years ago, thus What kind of reputation loss/gain have professions experienced in the last five years? was revealed. Additionally, according to the research, 71 percent of employees in Turkey think that their job suits their value.

The 10 most prestigious professions in Turkey

• medical doctorate
• Judgeship
• university professorship
• piloting
• embassy
• Governorship
• Dentistry
• Captaincy
• generalship
• Advocacy 

Turkey's 10 least prestigious professions

• ironing
• shoe shine
• scavenging
• hawking
• Janitorial
• Fortune telling
• Daily cleaning
• porterage
• Labor in irregular work
• belly dancer

Reputation ranking of professions

When the results of 2020 and the results of the research conducted in 2015 are examined, of being a member of parliament 11 rows, Mayor's position is 5 ranks, Headman's position is 25 ranks, Cashier position is 16 ranks, Office staff position is 20 ranks, 27 rows of the secretariat, receptionist work has risen 14 places, and studio photography has risen 21 places.

When we look at the professions that lost their place in the same comparison, we look at the professions that ranked 4th in the previous research. 10 ranks of teaching, 13 ranks of pharmacy, 46 ranks of mining, we see that farming has decreased by 43 places, imam by 37 places, dairy farming by 34 places, and crane operator by 31 places.

Working Life and Professions Research in Turkey 2020 also reveals the perspective of different genders on professions. Because women; psychology, Member of Parliament, actress, musician, petty officer and law practice While men give higher scores to professions such as; shoeshine, porterage, crane operator, football player, imamate gave more points to professions such as women than women.

According to the research, 71 percent of employees in Turkey say that the work they do is in line with their values; 70 percent of his work is appreciated at work he thinks. However, half of the participants that his job negatively affects his health61 percent of them stated that they did their job only for money.