The 10 most dangerous jobs
Occupation	Fatalities per 100,000
Timber cutters	117.8
Fishers	71.1
Pilots and navigators	69.8
Structural metal workers	58.2
Drivers-sales workers	37.9
Roofers	37.0
Electrical power installers	32.5
Farm occupations	28.0
Construction laborers	27.7
Truck drivers	25.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers in 2002

On-the-job killers
Type of incident	2002 deaths
Aircraft accidents	192
Caught in running equipment	10
Drowning	60
Electrocution	289
Exposure to substances	98
Falls from ladder	126
Falls from roof	143
Fires/explosions	165
Highway collisions	635
Assaults/violence	840
Jackknifed or overturned truck	312
Overturned farm/industrial equipment	164
Struck by falling/flying object	506
Struck by vehicle	356
Suicides	199

On-the-job killers
Occupation	Fatality rate per 100,000 workers	Number of fatalities	Average salary
Fishers and related fishing workers	141.7	51	$19,104
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	87.8	101	$129,250
Logging workers	82.1	64	$22,320
Structural iron and steel workers	61.0	36	$39,168
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	41.8	38	$23,770
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	34.9	38	$45,331
Farmers and ranchers	37.1	291	$15,603
Roofers	33.9	82	$28,474
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	27.1	940	$30,931
Miscellaneous agricultural workers	21.7	158	$24,140

The top five most threatening industries based on fatality rates, according to the BLS, are:
Industry	Fatality rate per 100,000 workers	Number of Fatalities
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	29.6	646
Mining	27.8	190
Transportation and warehousing	16.3	832
Construction	10.8	1,226
Utilities	6.2	52

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