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Ranking Australia’s most and least ethical occupations
Firies, dentists, lawyers, schoolteachers, politicians: How would you rate each of these occupations on their ethics?
Ranking Australia’s most and least ethical occupations
Firies, dentists, lawyers, schoolteachers, politicians: How would you rate each of these occupations on their ethics?
A new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has revealed the perceptions of ethics by everyday Australians, painting a picture of society’s perception of the overall importance of ethics and what the actual level of ethical behavior is within Australian society.
The Ethics Index for 2019 has been able to identify the occupations and professions Australians deem as the most ethical in their actions and decision-making, as well as the least ethical.
Find the full list below:
The most ethical occupations, according to Australians:
1. Ambulance services
2. Nurses
3. Fire services
4. GPs
5. Veterinarians
6. Primary schoolteachers
7. Pharmacists
8. Secondary schoolteachers
9. Dentists
10. Ancillary service providers
The least ethical occupations, according to Australians:
10. Lawyers
9. Fund managers
8. Senior executives
7. Mortgage brokers
6. Aged care directors and executive management
5. Local politicians
4. Directors of foreign companies operating in Australia
3. Real estate agents
2. State politicians
1. Federal politicians
Having previously reported on the over-representation of the financial services sectors’ perception as unethical, it can’t come as too much of a surprise that a number of finance-related professions found themselves in the bottom 10 occupation ranking ethics-wise.
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