>>The work-life balance (all the night shifts) is horrible and the stress is high (lives in the balance and all that).

I think nursing trades stress for job security.

There are many places like this in tech world as well. SDET positions in most big web companies. First 1 - 3 line support groups in big outsourcing firms etc etc.

The job is stress full, but the return for that is not money, its job security.