Best Jobs for Patient People - MadameNoire

Social worker

The heavens should truly open up and bestow many blessings on these people as it takes a seriously patient person to be a social worker. Forget the amount of schooling it can take (most programs require five years, and then there’s the master’s degree), social work is no joke as it deals with everything from mental illness to child abuse and crisis situations.

Call service representative

When a person is pissed off it can oftentimes be a challenge not to take it out on other people, especially if they happen to work for the company that’s giving you issues. Call service representatives deal with complaints, orders and typically everything else in between. Sure many companies are hiring outside of the U.S. for these positions, but there still are a few good men and women that enter this profession.

Nurse

The face most of us see before a doctor is a nurse that provides patient care and bedside service. It goes without saying that patience is truly needed in this profession as you deal with a variety of personalities and emotions at any given point in time.

Teacher

Hopefully you have taught your child discipline and good manners as tons of teachers are dealing with misbehaving kids in super full classrooms. They help prepare the next generation for their future with the resources made available to them. In addition some teachers work with children with special needs that require an extra amount of patience.

Caregiver/Home aide

Could you keep your peace when a client verbally or physically assaults you? Are you up for doing menial tasks like washing dirty clothes, making food or helping someone use the bathroom? These are often the daily duties a personal caregiver or aide must perform that unfortunately do not pay a ton.

Pharmacist

When’s the last time you stepped in line to pick up a prescription? You probably witnessed at least one or two people flipping out on the pharmacist if their order was wrong or not available. Given the climate of our society and how much it relies on medication (for good and bad), a person who wants to try their hand in the field of pharmaceuticals need to first make sure they have the patience to deal with customers. And in this case, we actually have a profession where the wage gap between men and women is actually small.

Interior/Event designer

As wonderful as HGTV makes it look, the decorating world requires its own amount of patience. You have to deal with unexpected setbacks and clients breathing down your neck. When is this project going to get done? How come our order isn’t in? Why does this item look this way? This job not only requires a good amount of creativity but also patience as you need to hold your client’s hands so you can bring forth your vision into reality.

Manager

Okay so this might seem vague but generally speaking management requires patience. Employees will come to you with their demands, when something is wrong or just about anything else they need. It will be your job to lead the troops while meeting any goals the company has in place.

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Accountant

All you have to do is bear witness to the craziness of tax season and how swamped accountants are during that time. Accounting professionals are often the glue that can hold companies together as they are called to demystify financial materials and give both people and businesses in the right direction. The wrong calculation or misplacement of a number can completely throw off books putting clients in hot water with Uncle Sam.