The third ranked job, occupational therapist, is also growing quite a bit, says Lee, and like dental hygienists and audiologists, occupational therapists tend to have lower stress because they work on a 9-5 schedule and determine their own level of commitment.

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The goal is to stem the rising tide of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including those known as repetitive stress or repetitive strain injuries, that account for one third of all occupational injuries reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics each year.

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Dr Graham Lucas, advisor in occupational mental health at Priory Healthcare which has drawn up a list of measures people can take to beat stress, said companies could not afford to ignore the problems of stress.

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