The Most Dangerous Jobs

Each and every job comes with its very own set of risks. Some risks are much higher than others.

Where injuries and deaths are concerned, some jobs pose different threats and paint horrifying pictures and worst-case scenarios.

In the United States alone, more than 5,000 people died in the last one year from accidents occurring in workplace as well as in the field jobs.

While the 5,000 odd represents a dip of 6% from the previous year (it is actually the lowest fatality since the government started tracking the statistics beginning in 1992), it is still a worrying figure. Some rightly argue that the lower figure is due to lower unemployment in the wake of economic crisis.

Fisherman the most dangerous job

In a research conducted by a team from Forbes, job as a fisherman (and deep sea fishing related job) is found to be the most dangerous, with the worker exposed to all kinds of weather, and help not readily available in case of capsizing and emergency. The slippery surface presents a high risk of members falling off the deck, which could even result the worker being thrown out into the sea.

At times, injuries and death happen due to malfunctioning of gear, with the worker exposed to the danger of entangling into large nets. About 111 deaths occur for every 100,000 workers in this fishing job.

Apart from fishermen, loggers, pilots, steel workers, farmers, roofers and electrical repairers are also named as highly dangerous jobs.

And the deadliest job goes to…

While fishers have the most dangerous jobs, most deaths occur in those at transportation and logistic profession. Truck and bus drivers, crane operators and sailors belong to this category. Last, year, more than 1,300 workers in this industry died from various incidents occurring while they were on duty.

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Author's bio: Zul is the founder and principal contributor for the SKOR Career blog. He is the author of two books, The Malaysian Job Seeker's Dilemma and Buat Duit Tanpa Kerja Makan Gaji (How to Make Money Without a Job), available in major book stores nationwide. You can reach him at zulkiflimusa[at]gmail.com.