America's Most Dangerous Jobs *Updated Link*

[Lowprofile]

How many of you guys/girls fit into one of these jobs? I'm in at #8! And just for the record, we can all agree that our military folks truly have the most dangerous job. 





                                          The Most Life-Threatening Jobs
According to BLS data, the following jobs had some of the highest fatality rates for 2005:

Fishers and related fishing workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 118.4
Average salary: $29,000 per year

Logging workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 92.9
Average salary: $31,290 per year

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 66.9
Average salary: $135,040

Structural iron and steel workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 55.6
Average salary: $43,540

Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 43.8
Average salary: $30,160

Farmers and ranchers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 41.1
Average salary: $39,720

Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 32.7
Average salary: $49,200

Truck drivers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 29.1
Average salary: $35,460 (for heavy or tractor-trailer drivers)

Miscellaneous agricultural workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 23.2
Average salary: $24,140

Construction laborers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 22.7
Average salary: $29,050



Update.....Here's the link to the story I got the info from......

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=604&SiteId=cbmsnhp4604&sc_extcmp=JS_604_home1&GT1=8934

[73-charger-383]

i'm in at no 4, but make no where near that type of cash...........

[skip68]

I'm #7.  Looking to make a change soon.

[PocketThunder]

I used to be a construction laborer and i made $8.00/hr busting my ass.     those were the days when i was a lean machine tending block. 

[BB1]

What no railroad workers? I guess we haven't killed anybody lately. 

[Todd Wilson]

That is interesting. I wonder where they come up with their data? I would find it hard to believe the pilots/flight engineers are even on that list.  I could think of a lot of other jobs that would be more dangerous.

And what is the     .xxx on the end of the numbers? You only kill someone a little bit?



Todd

[Rocky]

The pilots refer to mostly to the bush pilots of Alaska, they should be a little more specific.

[derailed]

I would think that a cab driver or a cop would be on there somewhere

[Charger_Fan]

I would think that a cab driver or a cop would be on there somewhere

...or a drug dealer.

[mikepmcs]

On the flight deck of an aircraft carrier at night during full flight ops with an aircraft handler that's already been on the deck for 14+ hours. i'll just say the exhaust of an f-18 turned straight on you from a reasonably close range is hot and has some power.

I think they are missing quite a few actually.  where the heck is firemen? coal miner?