Paediatricians are more likely to be at fault for a car accident than more than 1,400 professions.

While psychoanalysts are the profession most likely to be caught using a device while driving.

This was discovered this by analysing over seven million car insurance quotes from GoCompare's database across the previous 12 months.

Close to 1 in 5 (17 per cent) paediatricians have one or more at-fault claim, beating psychiatrists (14 per cent) and ushers (13.1 per cent).

Nearly 1 in 20 (4.30 per cent) Psychoanalysts have one or more conviction for using a device while driving, placing ahead of dog breeders (2.0 per cent) and pest control (2.0 per cent).

Which jobs are most likely to have an at-fault claim?

Six of the top ten occupations with the highest proportion of at-fault claims belong to the medical profession.

Occupation Proportion
Paediatrician 17%
Psychiatrist 14%
Usher 13.10%
General Practitioner 12.40%
Hospital Consultant 12.20%
Surgeon 12.20%
Museum Consultant 11.60%
Radiologist 11.50%
Transcriber 11.30%
Vicar 11.30%


Which jobs are most likely to be caught using a device while driving? 

Occupation Proportion
Psychoanalyst 4.30%
Dog Breeder 2%
Pest Control 2%
Jockey 1.80%
Architectural Surveyor 1.70%
Chimney Sweep 1.70%
Promoter 1.70%
Art Restorer 1.60%
Heating Engineer 1.50%
Courier 1.50%


How does your profession affect your insurance premium?

Lee Griffin, founding member of GoCompare , said: "Your occupation is one of the key considerations used to calculate the cost of your premium.



"For example, if you describe yourself as a ‘chef’ your average quote could be as much as £88* higher than if you selected ‘kitchen staff’."

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*Based on a 31 year old male, living in Reading, driving a Vauxhall Corsa, altering chef to kitchen worker.