Weekly Finnish magazine Suomen Kuvalehti runs an article every few years on high status jobs in Finland. The professions are rated by their relative appreciation among the Finns, both male and females. The most recent list of 380 professions is from 2010; as you may note, it's good to be a M.D. in Finland (and everywhere else)! In fact most of professions in the top 30 are related to the health care business.
If you do not count doctors or firemen as public sector jobs, the most rated job from that field is the police. However no one likes politicians, people checking if your television license has been paid nor car dealers (all in the 300s). "Old school" jobs like carpenters, farmers and things connected to the foresty business are rated to places 50-70. If you are working at consulting (+300), it's usually better to state a more specific field (e.g. environmental jobs are in +90).
1. Surgeon
2. Specialist (M.D)
3. Doctor (M.D)
4. Fireman
5. Chief Physician
6. Neurologist
7. Optometrist
8. Midwife
9. Dentist
10. Nurse, pilot
[...]
16. Judge
[...]
29. Entrepreneur
[...]
47. Architect
[...]
55. Carpenter
[...]
58. Farmer
[...]
148. Author
[...]
335. Dancer
[...]
352. Broker
[...]
380. Door-to-door salesman
If you do not count doctors or firemen as public sector jobs, the most rated job from that field is the police. However no one likes politicians, people checking if your television license has been paid nor car dealers (all in the 300s). "Old school" jobs like carpenters, farmers and things connected to the foresty business are rated to places 50-70. If you are working at consulting (+300), it's usually better to state a more specific field (e.g. environmental jobs are in +90).
1. Surgeon
2. Specialist (M.D)
3. Doctor (M.D)
4. Fireman
5. Chief Physician
6. Neurologist
7. Optometrist
8. Midwife
9. Dentist
10. Nurse, pilot
[...]
16. Judge
[...]
29. Entrepreneur
[...]
47. Architect
[...]
55. Carpenter
[...]
58. Farmer
[...]
148. Author
[...]
335. Dancer
[...]
352. Broker
[...]
380. Door-to-door salesman