TOP 10 WORLDS MOST DANGEROUS JOBS
This list will show you the most dangerous jobs in the world, determined by the fatality statistics per 100,000 workers. Some of the jobs in this list may surprise you, and some you would simply understand the high fatalities. So here it is, the top 10 MOST DANGEROUS JOBS in the world 2013. These statistics are courtesy ofThe US Bureau Of Labor Statistics, showing the worlds most dangerous jobs.
TOP 10 WORLDS MOST DANGEROUS JOBS
10. Natural resources and mining
This job requires long hours working outdoors, often in remote locations for extended periods of time. Accidents are sometimes natural disasters, such a a mining cave caving in on itself, and sometimes human error. Natural resources and mining came number 10 on the list of the worlds most dangerous jobs.
Fatality rate: 22.1 per 100,000 workers, 721 total
Median annual salary: $54,020
9. Truck drivers
Incredibly long hours and quick turnarounds complicate an already dangerous situation with a truck of up to 40 tons in highway settings. The typical cause of death in trucking jobs are highway crashes. Truck drivers have earned 9th place on the all time worlds most dangerous jobs list.
Fatality rate: 25.9 per 100,000 workers, 485 total
Median annual salary: $38,200 for heavy truck drivers.
8. Farmers, ranchers and agricultural managers
Working the land may be one of the oldest professions, but new efficient technology has done little to make the job any safer. Long hours and close, consistent contact with heavy machinery and equipment represent the bulk of injuries and fatalities on the job, which is largely represented by transportation incidents, earning 8th on our list of worlds most dangerous jobs.
Fatality rate: 26.1 per 100,000 workers; 268 total
Median annual salary: $60,750
7. Helpers, construction trades
Construction laborers and helpers work is often very physically demanding, and has one of the highest statistics for injuries. They clean and prepare construction sites, dig trenches, build scaffolding and operate construction equipment, and all of this results to many injuries and fatalities, putting it at 7th place for the worlds most dangerous jobs.
Fatality rate: 26.8 per 100,000 workers, 15 total
Median annual salary: From $23,320 for roofer helpers, up to $27,780 for brick masons.
6. Structural iron and steel workers
Structural iron and steel workers install iron or steel beams and use cranes to lift said beams. Ironworkers have one of the highest rates of injuries and fatalities of all occupations, according to the BLS, and places the profession firmly in 6th place on the worlds most dangerous jobs list.
Fatality rate: 30.3 per 100,000 workers, 18 total
Median annual salary: $44,540
5. Roofers
It doesn’t take an idiot to understand why roofing has made this list. Falls are the leading culprit in fatal injuries, while other nonfatal injuries like fractures make general construction work among the most injury-prone jobs. It has high fatality rates, and has made 5th spot on our all time worlds most dangerous jobs.
Fatality rate: 34.1 per 100,000 workers, 60 total
Median annual salary: $34,220
4. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Trash and recyclable collectors don’t get enough credit for maintaining order in society. Trash collector strikes are never a pretty thing and neither is the high fatality rate. Working with big vehicles and heavy machinery is always a formula for disaster, bringing us to 4th place on the all time worlds most dangerous jobs list.
Fatality rate: 36.4 per 100,000 workers, 30 total
Median annual salary: $35,230
3. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Though pilots are often financially compensated for the inherent dangers and responsibilities of their jobs, no amount of money can change the fact that it’s a long way down. It may surprise some people too see pilots up here, as it is extremely rare in this day and age for an jumbo jet to fail, but taking into account all the smaller aircraft flown by hobbyists and individuals, it brings the total of fatalities up massively, taking this job area to 3rd place on the all time most dangerous jobs.
Fatality rate: 56.1 per 100,000 workers, 71 total
Median annual salary: $118,070 airline, $92,060 commercial
2. Logging workers
Total logging fatalities in the U.S. increased from 59 to 65 from 2010 to 2011. Dangers are apparent when spending most of your days outside with heavy machinery, frequently bad weather and occasional high altitudes.
Fatality rate: 104 per 100,000 workers, 65 total
Median annual salary: $32,870
1. Fishing
Surprised? We are too. The producers of “Deadliest Catch” don’t need to create much artificial drama, as fishers and fishing workers have, on average, the most dangerous jobs in the country. Malfunctioning gear, inclement weather and transportation incidents all factor into the highest fatality rate, a distinction it has held since 1992. When you mention fishing, people think of a peaceful old man fishing for bass on a quiet lake, but the real danger is out on the rough sea. So the worlds most dangerous job according to the number of fatalities per 100,000 workers, incredibly, is fishing!
