Nurses are seen as the most honest and ethical people among a list of professions for the 18th consecutive year.

In a new Gallup poll , 85% of Americans rated nurses the highest in honesty and ethics among a list of 22 professions. That number is relatively unchanged from 84% in 2018, 82% in 2017 and 84% in 2016.

Engineers come in second, but with almost a 20 percentage point difference at 66%. Close behind are medical doctors at 65%, a decrease from 67% last year, and pharmacists at 64%, also a decrease from 66% last year.

Only a slight majority, 54%, believe police officers are honest and ethical, while just half of that, 28%, see journalists the same.

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Most Americans are distrustful of lawmakers, with just one-fifth of people viewing state governors as honest and ethical, an increase from 17% in 2018.

Senators come in third to last on the list, at 13%. This is a two percentage point increase from 2016. Senators did not appear on the list in 2017 and 2018. Members of Congress are second to last with 12% of people believing they are honest, a four percentage point increase from last year.

Trust in the honesty and ethical standards of legislators as a group rose among Republicans from 7% in 2018 to 9%. That trust doubled among Democrats, from 6% to 12%.