Top 10 dangerous jobs
The occupations with the highest fatality rates in 2006.
Occupation Deaths per 100,000 workers
Fishermen 141.7
Pilots 87.8
Loggers 82.3
Structural iron and steel workers 61.0
Refuse collectors 41.8
Farmers and ranchers 37.1
Power linemen 34.9
Roofers 33.9
Drivers 27.1
Agricultural workers 21.7
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Some of these jobs(all the low paying ones) and many other dangerous and unhealthy jobs are populated by the working poor, legal and illegal immigrants and their offspring, especially in California. This population and the working poor in general take on some of the worst occupational health hazards, especially relative to pay, in this country.
Notice that the fire department and police don’t even make the top ten.It is not that I really have anything against their pay. It just seems like the treatment of working people is kind out of balance by some around here.
