Research released by independent job board CV-Library, reveals professionals are considered untrustworthy due to their lack of morals (66.4%), greed for money (62.1%), unreliability (56.5%) and an irritating nature (26.6%).

The top 10 least trusted professions are:

• Politicians (78.1%)  
• Journalists (37.7%) 
• Car salesmen (27.4%) 
• Telesales (23.6%) 
• Bankers (22.8%) 
• Paparazzi (21.6%) 
• Estate agents (14.6%) 
• Recruiters (13.6%) 
• Lawyer (8.7%) 
• Bailiffs (6.7%) 

Conversely, trust is associated with the professionals that have our best interests at heart (73.4%), are in their job for a good cause (71%), are reliable (64.5%) and friendly (16.2%). 

The top 10 most trusted professions are:

• Doctor (61.3%) 
• Nurse (40%) 
• Teacher (36.9%) 
• Paramedic (36.5%) 
• Police (23.2%) 
• Armed forces (20.8%) 
• Vet (16%) 
• Scientist (14.3%) 
• Judge (13.2%) 
• Hairdresser (8.4%) 

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