Most Prestigious Occupations

According to a recently released Harris Poll, here are the most and least prestigious occupations:


Most Prestigious Occupations:
-Firefighter (62%)
-Scientist (57%)
-Doctor (56%)
-Nurse (54%)
-Teacher (51%)
-Military officer (51%)

Least Prestigious Occupations:
-Real estate agent/broker (5%)
-Accountant (11%)
-Stock broker (13%)
-Actor (15%)

Priest/Minister ranked #8 on the list (41%). What does it all mean? I see three things:
1) I should have stayed in teaching instead of moving towards the ministry.
2) My mother-in-law (nurse) is more prestigious than me (don't tell her I said that).
3) Now I know why I got so many strange reactions when I told people that my major in college was acting...