Professions with the highest winter burnout odds

Burnout probabilities by job, modeled from hours, pay, injury risk, time pressure, emotional load, and conflict exposure.

Ordered by highest burnout odds · Bars show burnout probability (%).

  1. Hospital nurse — 6.9% burnout odds
  2. ER doctor — 6.6%
  3. Primary care doctor — 6.2%
  4. Social worker (child & family) — 6.0%
  5. Teacher (K–12) — 5.6%

Source: VegasInsider analysis of occupational health, wage, hours, and risk data, modeled into implied winter burnout probabilities. View the full study at vegasinsider.com/winter-burnout-odds-index-2025 .

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