Hope you find the following most dangerous job list informing and/or as interesting as I did. I wonder why it did not include the military?
1. Fisherman
Risk Factors: inclement weather, rough seas, heavy equipment, night hazards.
Fatality Rate: 204 per 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 800 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $27,880
2. Firefighter
Risk Factors: intense heat, structural collapse, smoke inhalation, toxic fumes.
Fatality Rate: 4 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 11,600 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $47,730.
3. Airplane Pilot
Risk Factors: flight hazard, weather, mechanical malfunctions.
Fatality Rate: 59 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 8,800 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $73,490
4. Police Officer
Risk Factors: criminals, firearms, high speed vehicle pursuits, stress, fatigue.
Fatality Rate: 13 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 1,700 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $55,620.
5. Logging Workers
Risk Factors: heavy equipment, rough terrain, remote location, weather.
Fatality Rate: 66 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 4,200 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $34,510.
6. Roofer
Risk Factors: slips and falls from roofs scaffolding or ladders.
Fatality Rate: 35 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 5,300 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $37,880.
7. Sanitation Worker
Risk Factors: heavy machinery, physical strains, traffic hazards.
Fatality Rate: 27 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 6,200 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $34,310.
8. Bus Driver, Urban Areas
Risk Factors: traffic, dangerous passengers, stress, fatigue.
Fatality Rate: 5 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 7,600 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $37,060.
9. Animal Farmers and Ranchers
Risk Factors: heavy machinery, chemicals, livestock.
Fatality Rate: 40 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 6,700 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $65,960.
10. Truck Driver
Risk Factors: weather, traffic, heavy cargo and machinery, night hazards, fatigue.
Fatality Rate: 22 for 100,000 workers.
Injury Rate: 4,700 per 100,000 workers.
Average Annual Salary: $41,110.
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