Car salespersons are near the bottom of Gallup's latest annual poll on the honesty and ethics of people in different professions.
Nurses remain in first place. They have held that spot every year since 1999, except for 2001 when firemen took it. The clergy used to rank No. 1.
Here's the list, with percentages based on “very high” and “high” ratings:
| Nurses | 82% |
| Druggists/Pharmacists | 67% |
| Medical doctors | 65% |
| High school teachers | 64% |
| Policemen | 61% |
| Clergy | 54% |
| Funeral directors | 44% |
| Bankers | 41% |
| Accountants | 39% |
| Journalists | 28% |
| Real estate agents | 20% |
| Building contractors | 20% |
| Lawyers | 18% |
| Labor union leaders | 16% |
| Senators | 16% |
| Business executives | 16% |
| Stockbrokers | 16% |
| Congressmen | 14% |
| Advertising practitioners | 11% |
| Car salesmen | 8% |
| Telemarketers | 7% |
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