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American Council on Excercies sponsored a study on the average number of steps taken per day by employees:

Occupation_____Total Steps__________Total Distance (mi)
Secretaries__________4,327 ± 1,671__________1.7 ± .66
Teachers___________ 4,726 ± 1,832__________1.9 ± .73
Lawyers ___________5,062 ± 1,837 __________ 2.0 ± .73
Police officers ______5,336 ± 1,767 ___________ 2.1 ± .70
Nurses ____________ 8,648 ± 2,461___________3.4 ± .98a
Construction workers __9,646 ± 2,719__________ 3.8 ± 1.08a
Factory workers _____9,892 ± 2,496__________ 3.9 ± .99a
Restaurant servers ___10,087 ± 2,908_________4.0 ± 1.15a
Custodians___________12,991 ± 4,902_________5.2 ± 1.94a,b
Mail carriers__________ 18,904 ± 5,624_______ 7.5 ± 2.23a,b,c

http://www.acefitnes...0kStudy2007.pdf
Meh next time I'll upload an image of the chart.
Nothing shocking but interesting to know. Only about 100+ calories burned per mile walking but those 100/mile/day add up. I have some older friends who are caddies, they say it puts them in great shape (well great for them).