. . . to be loggers or pilots.
The Ten Most Dangerous Jobs:
1. Logging workers
Fatalities: 92.4 per 100,000 employed
Median Pay: $29,730
2. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Fatalities: 92.4 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $129,250 ”“ but may be much lower for commercial pilots.
3. Fishers and related workers
Fatalities: 86.4 per 100,000 employed
Median Pay: $24,100
4. Structural iron and steel workers
Fatalities: 47 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $42,430
5. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Fatalities: 43.2 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $25,760
6. Farmers and ranchers
Fatalities: 37.5 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $40,440
7. Roofers
Fatalities: 34.9 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $30,840
8. Electrical power line installers and repairers
Fatalities: 30 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $49,100
9. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Fatalities: 27.6 per 100,000 employed
Truck driver median pay: $33,520
10. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
Fatalities: 24.2 per 100,000 employed
Median pay: $19,570
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