Sixty-one percent of Americans say firefighters have prestigious job . The survey was conducted by telephone from June 19 to July 2, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The most drastic drop occurred among scientists , lawyers and athletes , whose prestige dropped by 12 points , 14 points and 10 points , respectively . Bankers , athletes and journalists get low marks .
Sixty-one percent of Americans say firefighters have prestigious job . The survey was conducted by telephone from June 19 to July 2, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Bankers , athletes and journalists get low marks .