…but these are considered the most dangerous jobs in America:
1) Fishers and Fishing Workers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 142
Total Deaths: 51
2) Pilots and Flight Engineers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 88
Total Deaths: 101
3) Loggers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 82
Total Deaths: 64
4) Iron and Steel Workers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 61
Total Deaths: 36
5) Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 42
Total Deaths: 38
6) Farmers and Ranchers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 38
Total Deaths: 291
7) Electrical Power Line Workers (Installers and Repairers)
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 35
Total Deaths: 38
8.) Roofers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 34
Total Deaths: 82
9) Drivers (truckers and salespeople)
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 27
Total Deaths: 940
10) Agricultural Workers
Deaths per 100,000 workers: 22
Total Deaths: 158
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September 19, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Shannon Mills
Ok so I think this list should have had The US President as the #1 most dangerous job in America. There has been 42 presidents. 4 have been killed and 5 others had Assassination Attempts. Those statistics are sad!