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America's Deadliest Jobs 2009: A Top 10 List
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by Tina Kells | August 31, 2009 at 12:13 pm
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A list of America's deadliest jobs has been compiled from recently released to data from the Department of Labor. The 2009 list of deadliest jobs is topped by fishing and ocean related professions followed by transportation.
According to Forbes.com and the Department of Labor statistics, the top 10 most deadly jobs in America are:
- Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
- Logging Workers
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Farmers and ranchers
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Roofers
- Electrical Power-Line Repairers and Installers
- Drivers:Traveling Sales/Truck Drivers
- Taxi Drivers/Chauffeurs
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Recently released Department of Labor data show that fishermen (and fisherwomen) and other workers in fishing-related professions were the most likely to die on the job in 2008. Of 39,000 fishing workers in the nation, 50 were killed, a rate of 128.9 per 100,000 full-time workers. Rough seas, unpredictable deadly weather and isolation during emergencies all make the job more unsafe than any other. It's no wonder that the industry's perils have given rise to a popular documentary TV series, Deadliest Catch, and a best-selling book and hit Hollywood film, The Perfect Storm.
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at 12:57 on September 1st, 2009
If flying is one of the 'safest ways to travel', how can Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers be the third most dangerous job? : )Something doesn't add up.
at 17:02 on September 14th, 2009
If you really think about this, flying is the safest in comparison to driving, for example, simply because the ratio of accidents occurring in cars is a lot higher than the amount of plane crashes you hear about. There may be hundreds of car accidents per one plane crash, but not every car crash is fatal. Generally there are no survivors in plane crashes, as well as the fact that there are over a hundred people on board in comparison to the few passengers in a car. So, if you think about it that way, it's very possible that it can be the third most dangerous job. :p
at 18:43 on September 4th, 2009
The most dangerous job statistically would have to be the president of the United States. The assassination percentage is 10.75%!I dont see any other job having a death rate that high. Even over the years, I doubt any job can come close. Even the military.
at 12:17 on September 6th, 2009
You would think cops would be on there oh wait thats not a dangerous job all they do is write tickets and arrest people
at 11:57 on September 11th, 2009
Police respond to crime. Im most cases the bad guys are long gone. Usually when an officer is killed is because they made mistake . Years ago when I was thinking of going into law enforcement i spoke to an older officer about the job and he informed me that he was a secretary with a badge and gun. If you want to be a good cop get a degree in english not admin of justice.
at 13:19 on September 12th, 2009
Not sure what the most dangerous job in America is.I do however,know what the most dangerous job in the world is.That would be terrorism.As a member of the US Armed Forces,I and my brothers and sisters in arms make this occupation very hazardous indeed.Never forget September 11 2001!
at 13:21 on September 14th, 2009
Crap, i know you told me to never forget but what happened September 11th seemed to have slipped my mind... Is that first day 7/11 opened up?!
at 12:22 on September 23rd, 2009
yes it iz
at 18:28 on September 16th, 2009
I think that cellphone tower worker has to be the most dangerous job inb America.
at 17:58 on September 20th, 2009
Nowhere in this article are our American soldiers mentioned. 4,345 have died in the Iraq war since it began in 2003. I'm sure this should rank up there in the top ten.
at 12:21 on September 23rd, 2009
wats about policeymen? don't they gots to protex peoples? i tinks dat tay should b up theres
at 07:29 on September 29th, 2009
i put my hands up they're playing my song and the butterfly fly away .. i'm nodding my head like yeah moving my hips like yeah .. i put my hands up they're my song they know i'm gonna okay yyyyeeeaaahhhh party in the usa!
at 15:18 on October 14th, 2009
If fishing are ranked as the most dangerous job in U.S, how come we, citizens of America, do not stop eating fish and seafood and thus we can avoid those deaths. I haven heard that someone can die if he/she stop eating fish or seafood.
at 09:43 on October 15th, 2009
what the hell...what the hell...what the hell happened to it being dangerous being a fireman or a police officer? I guess it ain't dangerous running in a burning building with roofs falling in on your ass or having to deal with the maniacal behaviors of the people no more as a police officer. people crazy as hell today. everybody damn near on drugs, but the po-po are safe...lol ...goddddddd ddddamn