5. Engineer
Percentage of prestige: 76%
We are continuing our list of most respected jobs in America in 2017 with engineering that is a hugely diverse occupation: civil engineers, mechanical engineers, material engineers, the list is endless. But people are only to hear the word “engineer” and they fawn over how brilliant you are: a mark of the respect engineers enjoy in this country.
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