1. Doctor
Percentage of prestige: 90%
An astounding 90% people involved in the survey thought that being a doctor is a prestigious position to hold. It is also the only profession which presented the same percentage – as the percentage of prestige – of affirmative answers when adults were asked whether they would like their children to pursue being a doctor. And why wouldn’t it be, considering that doctors save lives? It doesn’t hurt that they earn six-digit salaries either, which is why they have grabbed the number one spot on our list of the most respected jobs in America in 2017.
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