Police officers, social workers, and community nurses have some of the most stressful jobs in the UK, research has suggested.
Police officers take the top spot, with a rate of 6,500 per 100,000 current or former officers reporting that their job had negatively affected their mental health.
This rate is almost two and a half times (242%) higher than the national average. Approximately 11,000 out of an estimated total of 169,231 police officers reported that their jobs had caused mental health issues or made them even worse - working out to an estimated 6.5% of the total employees in this role.
Social workers rank second, with a rate of 6,100 per 100,000 current or former social workers reporting mental health issues caused by their jobs.
The third place went to welfare and housing professionals. Throughout the UK, almost two in fifty people (1.9%) reported that their jobs had either caused or made mental health issues worse - working out to a rate of 1,900 per 100,000 residents, or an estimated 636,000 people nationwide.
The study, by personal injury experts Claims.co.uk, analyzed health and safety executive data from the government, looking at prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression, or anxiety that were either caused or made worse by their current or most recent job.
A spokesperson for Claims.co.uk said: "Factors such as long hours, high responsibilities, and public-facing roles appear to contribute significantly to an employee's mental health being negatively impacted."
According to the data, bookkeepers, payroll managers, and wage clerks have the least stressful jobs in the country.