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What do you think is the most dangerous occupation to have in the world (i.e. you could actually die doing it? Food-taster?? !)
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When you say "in the world" do you really mean it?
There aren't really any stats for the world, but there are some pretty dangeous occupations out there. Being a journalist in Russia seem to be pretty hazardous these days. But just ordinary construction jobs in the developing world or driiving jobs on Africa's back roads probably have appalling safety records as well.
If you want to focus on the US, and mainstream occupations, the same things show up in the stats year after year, but in different orders sometimes: Fishing, Flying, Logging.
http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america.htm
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/safety/memorial/upload/_09.pdf
In an urban environment, the roads are the most dangerous places to be. Being a garbage collector, truck driver or taxi driver are high up there. Even pizza delivery is pretty high.
It's interesting to notice things that don't make the top of the list. Police officer, fire fighter, even the military. The military as a whole *doesn't* make the list.
But if we just look at the death rate for soldiers in Iraq what do we find?
From 2003 to 2006 the fatalty rate was 392 per 100,000 person years. That's more than double the figures for fishermen .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082500940.html
But as the Washington Post says...
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... one can also find something equivalent to combat conditions on home soil. The death rate for African American men ages 20 to 34 in Philadelphia was 4.37 per 1,000 in 2002, 11 percent higher than among troops in Iraq. Slightly more than half the Philadelphia deaths were homicides.
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Now if you think about occupations where those homicides are most concentrated, you might get an idea of what are really the most dangerous lines of work to be involved in. They're probably occupations that don't report their data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There aren't really any stats for the world, but there are some pretty dangeous occupations out there. Being a journalist in Russia seem to be pretty hazardous these days. But just ordinary construction jobs in the developing world or driiving jobs on Africa's back roads probably have appalling safety records as well.
If you want to focus on the US, and mainstream occupations, the same things show up in the stats year after year, but in different orders sometimes: Fishing, Flying, Logging.
http://money.howstuffworks.com/10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america.htm
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/safety/memorial/upload/_09.pdf
In an urban environment, the roads are the most dangerous places to be. Being a garbage collector, truck driver or taxi driver are high up there. Even pizza delivery is pretty high.
It's interesting to notice things that don't make the top of the list. Police officer, fire fighter, even the military. The military as a whole *doesn't* make the list.
But if we just look at the death rate for soldiers in Iraq what do we find?
From 2003 to 2006 the fatalty rate was 392 per 100,000 person years. That's more than double the figures for fishermen .
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082500940.html
But as the Washington Post says...
-- Quote
... one can also find something equivalent to combat conditions on home soil. The death rate for African American men ages 20 to 34 in Philadelphia was 4.37 per 1,000 in 2002, 11 percent higher than among troops in Iraq. Slightly more than half the Philadelphia deaths were homicides.
-- /Quote
Now if you think about occupations where those homicides are most concentrated, you might get an idea of what are really the most dangerous lines of work to be involved in. They're probably occupations that don't report their data to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Maybe one of those guys that cuts down big trees using chainsaws, or maybe a Hollywood stunt person.
Here's an article about the most dangerous jobs: http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/13/dangerous-jobs-fishing-lead-careers-cx_tvr_0813danger.html
It says fishing jobs are the most dangerous followed bu pilots and aircraft engineers.
Here's an article about the most dangerous jobs: http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/13/dangerous-jobs-fishing-lead-careers-cx_tvr_0813danger.html
It says fishing jobs are the most dangerous followed bu pilots and aircraft engineers.
voted helpful: bestpay
The most dangereous occupation , in my opinoin is correctional officer. Yes, if you are a correctional officer you are in a place full of criminals and it would be easy to kill you. Every single day you are in place full of criminals and you are not a criminal. Do the math. There are always more criminals than correctional officer in a facility, and in order to kill somebody you only need your hands.
What do you mean do the math? Show some statistics, show some records. There are genuine occupational risk statistics kept, correctional officer does not even come up on the list.
Someone who milks snakes (extracts venom) for experimental or medical purposes. 
Yep, loggers have it rough, bestpay. nice cartoon!
Window washers and school teachers also have treacherous occupations! :)
http://static.flickr.com/1241/1352728045_e3677964e2.jpg
Statistically, according to accident insurance claims, roofers have a high accident rate.
Also heard once that elephant trainers have the highest accident rate. That is, if there were 100 elephant trainers in the world (for example), a larger percentage of them proportionally would be injured on the job than in any other occupation.
Just found a site documenting this:
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfar0020.pdf
http://www.americazoo.com/kids/pachyderm.htm
http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/dangerousjobs.html
Window washers and school teachers also have treacherous occupations! :)
Statistically, according to accident insurance claims, roofers have a high accident rate.
Also heard once that elephant trainers have the highest accident rate. That is, if there were 100 elephant trainers in the world (for example), a larger percentage of them proportionally would be injured on the job than in any other occupation.
Just found a site documenting this:
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfar0020.pdf
http://www.americazoo.com/kids/pachyderm.htm
http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/dangerousjobs.html
Elephant trainers sometimes show up for that reason; but, only in certain unlucky years. Other years there are no deaths at all.
I didn't think that school teachers would be on the list. I wonder if the only hazards are the students?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP6MnkPnpmY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP6MnkPnpmY
I heard that the special Coast Guard forces have an extremely high chance of dying per mission (more so than any other job). I have no source for this.
I have read many places that of 'regular' jobs, fisherman, loggers, roofers and miners have high rates of death at their jobs.
I have read many places that of 'regular' jobs, fisherman, loggers, roofers and miners have high rates of death at their jobs.
voted helpful: bestpay
special coast guard forces?
Yea they have like Special Mission Units. I think they are selected on a need basis.
http://www.specialoperations.com/USCG/Default.html
http://www.specialoperations.com/USCG/Default.html
Taxi drivers.
Taxi drivers are one of the most vulnerable to random acts of violence and they drive all day, one of the most dangerous things a person can do.
Graphic attack of a taxi driver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpcLyYIlEw
Taxi drivers are one of the most vulnerable to random acts of violence and they drive all day, one of the most dangerous things a person can do.
Graphic attack of a taxi driver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpcLyYIlEw
source(s):
http://www.google.com/search?q=taxi%20driver%20attacks&hl=en&ned=us...
http://www.taxi-library.org/mia-lor.htm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=taxi+driver+deaths&am...
http://www.google.com/search?q=taxi%20driver%20attacks&hl=en&ned=us...
http://www.taxi-library.org/mia-lor.htm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=taxi+driver+deaths&am...
voted helpful: bestpay
thanks bestpay for the reminder. I won't look then at the video above!!
THE most dangeroud job in America is a lumberjack with sharp, large, dangerous machinery; huge trees falling all around; mountain climates; dynamite; and transporting lumber several tons in weight. Yeah... you have a good chance of dying there. That and ice road truckers and ocean crab fishers, plus bodyguards adn maybe even police and firefighters in seedy parts of town. Those are all definitely dangerous jobs.
voted helpful: bestpay
Alaskan king crab fishing 
I second Crab Fishermen. AKA Deadliest Catch on Discovery channel. I have a feeling being a marine during a time of war could be up there to
This is kept track of in the USA. In 2005 it was fishing. A few years earlier it was logging. Britain also reports fishing as the most dangerous occupation. Worldwide, fishing is estimated to be the most dangerous, although records are poor. Logging is probably again the main contender. However, a third occupation that used to be most dangerous in the USA is coal mining. It has gotten safer here; but, worldwide it may still be a possible most dangerous. In China coal mining is likely to be the most dangerous occupation today.
The death rate from occupations that sound dangerous in reality do not compare in death rate per 100,000 to these three occupations.
The type of fishing which is most dangerous, of course, is commercial at-sea fishing in the arctic or antarctic.
The death rate from occupations that sound dangerous in reality do not compare in death rate per 100,000 to these three occupations.
The type of fishing which is most dangerous, of course, is commercial at-sea fishing in the arctic or antarctic.
source(s):
http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/16/pf/2005_most_dangerous_jobs/index.htm
http://www.spc.int/coastfish/news/Fish_News/94/NIAR_5.htm
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/20/the-worlds-most-dangerous-jobs/
http://frankwarner.typepad.com/free_frank_warner/2006/01/us_coal_mining_.ht...
http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/16/pf/2005_most_dangerous_jobs/index.htm
http://www.spc.int/coastfish/news/Fish_News/94/NIAR_5.htm
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/20/the-worlds-most-dangerous-jobs/
http://frankwarner.typepad.com/free_frank_warner/2006/01/us_coal_mining_.ht...
voted helpful: bestpay
Great, well thought out answer.
This article says Cell Phone Tower techs. Companies are being so hasty trying to get as many towers up as possible, that carelessness takes over and some people die. I wouldn't have thought of this!
voted helpful: bestpay
I think being a Lumberjack would be a very dangerous job. Unfortunatley it's not something I know a lot about, so I can't really give any details without having stolen them from another site.
I'm going to have a read through the Wiki page :)
I'm going to have a read through the Wiki page :)
I would have to say Working on Cell Phone Towers is the deadliest job in the world. The fatality rate as of July 2008 was 183.6 deaths per 100,000 workers.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2008/07/7-11-08-cellphone-tower.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.switched.com/media/2008/07/swcells.jpg
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I'm sure they pay someone to stay off the list since it might hurt the recruiting stats.
I have found that even a nice cushy office job leaves some wiggle room for danger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA-PTQr2Eiw
The current size of the US military seems to be about 1.4m people.
If you were a young male in the projects in Philadelphia, you would likely be safer signing up to serve in a war zone than staying where you are.