Sales is Britain’s baldest profession, according to new research.
A study of 1,903 workers found six in 10 people who specialise in flogging goods suffer from some degree of hair loss – with either a receding hair line, thinning on the scalp or total baldness. Indeed, just over half of those people working in the sales industry believe their long working hours have contributed to their thinning mop. And while 55 per cent of salesmen had a full head of hair when they first started the job – a large majority start losing their hair within four and a half years.
Second in the list of balding professions are software engineers and developers – with 59 per cent claiming to have some degree of baldness. While 55 per cent of male nurses have to contend with their scalp becoming more visible as time goes by – and take third place in the poll.
Nicola Reid, Brand Manager for REGAINE® for Men Foam, which conducted the study said: “Hair loss in men still carries a major stigma as this survey shows. Men should take heart however, as they’re not alone.
“On average, hair loss affects 40 per cent of men under 35.
“There is a myth that nothing can be done for male pattern baldness but there are clinically proven treatments that can help keep and even re-grow hair.”
Fourth place in the poll goes to drivers – with a third of the 71 per cent who work incredibly long hours crediting their hair loss to this fact. Meanwhile, in fifth place are shop assistants, as just under half claim to be thinner on top than they would like to be. Bankers and Marketers, Office managers, Engineers, Production Managers and Electricians complete the top 10 of baldest professions.
Nicola Reid, continues, “While it’s commonly believed that stress and work pressures make hair loss worse, the hereditary nature of the condition means that it’s more likely that your parents are to blame not your career choice!”
Interestingly, of the 1,903 men polled, only 39 per cent claimed to suffer from some degree of hair loss at this point in time. And of the people who DO admit they no longer have a full head of hair – 26 per cent directly blame their job for their hair loss, with the average employee losing some hair just over five years after starting work. Seven in 10 people who admit to being a bit bald say it makes them feel older, while 47 per cent don’t like the fact they can’t style their hair any more.
A fifth of bald men worry they may have poor health, while 22 per cent think work colleagues will judge them because of it. A resounding 61 per cent of men with little or no hair feel less attractive then when they were sporting a full mop.
TOP 10 BALDEST PROFESSIONS
1. Salesman
2. Software
3. Nurse
4. Driver
5. Shop Assistant
6. Banker and Marketing
7. Office manager
8. Engineer
9. Production Manager
10. Electrician
