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10 Most Sleep-Depriving Careers

Home health aides, lawyers, and ... economists?

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 24, 2012 4:33 PM CST

(Newser) – Who is getting the least sleep? The Economix blog at the New York Times takes note of a list from the National Health Interview Survey:

Home health aides (6 hours, 57 minutes)
Lawyers (7 hours)
Police officers (7 hours, 1 minute)
Physicians, paramedics (7 hours, 2 minutes)
Economists (7 hours, 3 minutes)

That's right, economists. For the rest of the list, click here. You'll also see the occupations that get the most sleep, led by ... forest loggers.

An home health aide, maybe? (Shutterstock)

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