Job Fair: The Most Trusted (And Most Distrusted) Professions

From Readers Digest Canada, May 2013Updated: Mar. 20, 2019

We polled and you told us where your trust lies when it comes to professions. Here are the results of Canadians’ feelings of trust.

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Top 10 Most Trusted Professions

10. Firefighters: 89%
9. Pharmacists: 82%
8. Airline Pilots: 82%
7. Nurses: 81%
6. GPs: 74%
5. Teachers: 67%
4. Veterinarians: 67%
3. Armed Forces: 64%
2. Dentists: 63%
1. Daycare Workers: 60%

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The Inbetween

Locksmiths: 59%
Public Transit Workers: 58%
Police: 57%
Judges: 56%
Therapists: 52%
Academics: 51%
Electricians: 50%
Camp Counsellor: 47%
IT Personnel: 46%
Plumbers: 41%
Domestic Cleaners: 37%

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…And The Most Distrusted Goes To

11. Financial Advisers
10. Religious Ministers
9. Journalists
8. Mechanics
7. Taxi Drivers
6. Lawyers
5. Real Estate Agents
4. Home-Building Contractors
3. Fundraisers
2. Politicians
1. Psychics

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Originally Published: April 08, 2013