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Most Dangerous Jobs By Rank
| Rank |
Occupation |
Death Rate/100,00 |
Total Deaths |
| 1 |
Fishers and fishing Workers |
118.4 |
48 |
| 2 |
Logging Workers |
92.9 |
80 |
| 3 |
Aircraft pilots |
66.9 |
81 |
| 4 |
Structural iron and steel workers |
55.6 |
35 |
| 5 |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
43.8 |
32 |
| 6 |
Farmers and ranchers |
41.1 |
341 |
| 7 |
Electrical power line installers/repairers |
32.7 |
36 |
| 8 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
29.1 |
993 |
| 9 |
Miscelleneous agricultural workers |
23.2 |
176 |
| 10 |
Construction laborers |
22.7 |
339 |
Police officers and firefighters do not make the Top 10.
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2005.
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