Travers Korch of Bankrate.com put together a list of America’s most dangerous jobs – the data came from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 4,547 died from occupational injuries in 2010. Here’s the list of the top ten, with the most dangerous job listed first.
Dangerous Job: Fishing
Fatality rate: 116 per 100,000 workers; 29 total
Dangerous Job: Logging 91.9 per 100,000 workers; 59 total
Dangerous Job: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Fatality rate: 70.6 per 100,000 workers; 78 total
Dangerous Job: Farmers and ranchers
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Dangerous Job: Stuntman
Fatality rate: The last available figures reflected 2.5 fatalities per 1,000 stunt workers.
Dangerous Job: Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Fatality rate: 18 per 100,000 workers; 133 total
Summarized from:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs.html 41.4 per 100,000 workers; 300 total
Dangerous Job: Mining
Fatality rate: 19.9 per 100,000 workers; 172 total
Dangerous Job: Roofers
Fatality rate: 32.4 per 100,000 workers; 57 total
Dangerous Job: Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Fatality rate: 29.8 per 100,000 workers; 26 total
Dangerous Job: Truck drivers
Fatality rate: 21.8 per 100,000 workers; 683 total
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