I love my job. I really do. It energizes me nearly every day. Talking about real life and faith with lots of different kinds of people.

According to a University of Chicago study, your job enormously shapes your happiness. What you do, where you work, and the people with whom you work = all big factors in how happy you are with your life.

I found the results surprising when the study shares the top 10 "Happy Jobs." The jobs where the happiest people are. Here are numbers 6-10. 1-5 to come tomorrow.

What do you think?

10)Airline pilots
I get why these folks would love their jobs. Fly all over the place. Good pay. Flexible work hours. With seniority, only on duty a few days a month. What's not to love?

9) Industrial engineers
My first job out of college was with a lot of industrial engineers. Good people. Unflappable. Often serious. Detail-oriented and patient. Tend to be very even-keeled. That must mean happy.

8) Auto mechanics
Most mechanics I know ARE very happy. Never thought about that before. Have known a few miserable ones, but most seem to enjoy tinkering with engines and fixing things. A happy fit with average pay.

7) Science techs
These folks largely work in research and development. Experimenting with stuff. Finding new solutions, inventing new things. For the scientist who enjoys science more than people, I can see much happiness here. "Just let me work on my project."

6) Actors and Directors
This one surprised me greatly. Most actors and directors I have known are frustrated by low pay and few working opportunities. Lots of creativity looking for an outlet. All revved up with no place to go. To think that they are the 6th happiest profession makes me worry about the rest of us.