The Most Dangerous Jobs in America

For most Americans, the biggest threat to their health while working is sitting eight hours per day for five days every week; prolonged periods of sitting is bad for your circulation, and the lack of activity actually contributes to heart disease. However, the majority of working Americas don’t face life-threatening accidents at work everyday. On the other hand, there are several workers who put their life in danger daily while on the job.

In 2016, a census was taken of the 25 most dangerous jobs with the highest rate of fatal occupational injuries. Coming in at number one, logging ranked highest on the list with 135.9 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers. Roofers, truck drivers, fishers and farmers are also on the list along with several others.

25 Jobs with the Highest Fatal Injuries per 100,000 Workers

1. Logging Workers: 135.9 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 91 fatalities.
2. Fishers and Fishing Related Jobs: 86 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 24 fatalities.
3. Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 55.5 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 75 fatalities.
4. Roofers: 48.6 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 101 fatalities.
5. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors: 34.1 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 31 fatalities.
6. Structural Iron and Steel Workers: 135.9 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 91 fatalities.
7. Truck Drivers: 24.7 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 918 fatalities.
8. Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 23.1 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 260 fatalities.
9. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers: 18 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 134 fatalities.
10. Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers: 17.4 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 156 fatalities.
11. Grounds Maintenance Workers: 17.4 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 217 fatalities.
12. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers: 15.7 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 44 fatalities.
13. Construction Laborers: 15.1 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 254 fatalities.
14. Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers: 14.6 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 108 fatalities.
15. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: 14.6 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 21 fatalities.
16. Maintenance and Repair Workers (General): 13.4 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 75 fatalities.
17. Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs: 13.2 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 60 fatalities.
18. First-Line Supervisors and Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers: 13.2 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 30 fatalities.
19. Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers: 12.1 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 21 fatalities.
20. Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers: 11.7 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 29 fatalities.
21. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators: 10.6 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 39 fatalities.
22. Electricians: 10.0 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 79 fatalities.
23. Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers: 9.3 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 45 fatalities.
24. Painters, Construction, and Maintenance: 8.6 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 50 fatalities.
25. Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration: 8.4 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers with total 37 fatalities.

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If you work in any of the 25 most dangerous jobs and don’t have life insurance, you need to act fast! Without life insurance, you put your family and other dependents at financial risk. Even if you don’t work in a dangerous field, you also need life insurance because accidents can happen anytime and anywhere.

Another insurance policy that you should also consider if you have a hazardous career is disability income insurance. This will insurance that you you don’t lose income during your convalescence.

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