Top 15 most dangerous jobs

Careers and Colleges, Jan-Feb, 2002

Which jobs are the deadliest? Below is a list of jobs that result in the most fatalities and their relative risk rates, according to the Bareau of Labor Statistics. (Relative risk rate is the fatality rate for a given group divided by the fatality rate for all workers. A rate of 2.0 means the worker is twice as likely as the average worker to die on the job.)

Occupation                 Relative Risk  Leading Fatal Event

Fishers                        21.3       Drowning
Timber Cutters                 20.6       Struck by Object
Airplane Pilots                19.9       Airplane Crashes
Structural Metal Workers       13.1       Falls
Taxi Cab Drivers                9.5       Homicide
Construction Workers            8.1       Vehicular, Falls
Roofers                         5.9       Falls
Electric Power Installers       5.7       Electrocution
 /Repairers
Truck Driver                    5.3       Highway Crashes
Farm Occupations                5.1       Vehicular
Police, Detectives,             3.4       Homicide, Highway Crashes
 Supervisors
Nonconstruction Laborers        3.2       Vehicular
Electricians                    3.2       Electrocution
Welders and Cutters             2.4       Falls, Fires
Guards                          2.3       Homicide