Nearly half of us are burned out at work—and these five jobs are the biggest culprits

We need a break.

Four in 10 Americans suffer from burnout at their jobs, a recent survey showed — with five careers leading the pack in washing out workers.

Career networking site LinkedIn surveyed over 16,000 American workers earlier this year to come up with the depressing data.

The profession where masses were most likely to suffer from mistreatment was the project manager, the survey showed, with 50% admitting to being burnt out.

Health care workers came second in shame, with 49% saying the struggle was real.

Social and community service workers were next with 48%, while those in various quality assurance jobs came in at 47%.

Teachers and those in education rounded out the top five, with 45% feeling less than refreshed. A NYC educator recently told The Post that they had given up the gig and were taking a job at Hooters.

And burnout isn’t just about too much work and too long hours, according to one expert, who explained why these particular careers are high-risk.

“I work with many project managers, and the most common concern I hear from them is that they simply don’t have the support or recognition to adapt to the changing demands they face in their roles,” Kandi Wiens, author of recently published. “Burnout immunity,” told CNBC.

Technology pilots, tight deadlines, unresponsive or apathetic customers hindering critical decisions and launch-related stress were named as culprits.

Also, health care, education and public service jobs will undoubtedly be “emotionally taxing,” Wiens noted.

“When you’re in a caring profession, you’re dealing with a lot of difficult, sensitive situations, some of which can have serious consequences for the well-being of a child or patient…that can become exhausting, quickly.” she. said.

For those interested in a profession where burnout is far less dangerous, there’s always project management, with only 37% of employees in this role saying they struggle, according to LinkedIn.

The same percentage was found for environmental workers.

Real estate, consulting and business development were all found to be the least taxing – with just 33% in each area registering dissatisfaction.