Too many people looking for jobs, too few jobs that are open. It’s a typical story for many job hunters to gun just for any job that pays these days. And even that often is frustrating, especially for people who have had tons of corporate experience and fancy degrees. Job hunting burnout seems to a popular thing nowadays.

And you can’t blame them. It takes a really strong personality (or a pretty messed up mind) not to get frustrated in this economy.

Here are a few things that you can do to get back on your feet:

• Move in with mom and dad – It takes a lot of guts to do this, especially in a culture like America. But family’s family. Just try to pitch in while you can and follow house rules. At least you won’t have to worry about a roof over your head while you get back on your feet.
• Learn a new skill – It’s all about exploiting opportunities. Some jobs might be totally unrelated to your experience and training. So why not re-tool yourself to perform in those jobs?
• Community and volunteer work – A problem with being unemployed is you also start losing a sense of self. Try doing a bit of community service and volunteer work so that you’d be able to keep a sense of importance by helping others out.
• Grow a garden – There’s something zen about gardening, it may take your mind off the stress. Try growing a vegetable plot in your garden. At least when push comes to shove, you won’t starve.
• Freelance or do odd jobs – Freelance for a project or two. Mow lawns. Babysit. Tutor kids. They might not be worthy career prospects but they will keep the money flowing.

Social worker. A social worker gets about an average of $43,200 a year while trying to provide counseling, education, and advise to patients. As there are only a number of social workers for such a highly demanding job, most of these people have to handle more than enough of their share of workload.

Parole/Probation Officer. A parole officer helps parolees and those on probation try to live a more normal life outside the prison cells, especially by arranging employment for them. However, not all parolees and probationers are not satisfied with this. More often than not, parole officers would also need to track those who try to skip town and get them back in jail – and all for a meager $38,400.

News Reporter. You would think that news reporters lead glamorous lives. But for an average of $32,900, you would have to try research, gather data, get a hold of elusive people for interviews, and write all of this without going beyond the given deadline.

For more, check this link listing the stressful jobs.