Dangerous Job Duties (Page 1 of 2)	
Dangerous Job Duties	
Business Insider used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BL
S) to discover the 34 jobs that had 
the highest rate of fatal (to be killed) injuries for workers on that job.  BLS figures out how many workers 
died on the job for every 100,000 workers who worked on that job. 
Average fatal injury rate for all jobs is 3.5 fatal injuries per 100,000  Full Time 
Equivalent (FTE) workers.  This means that for every 100,000 workers in that 
job, there are 3.5 fatalities (workers who die because of on-the-job injuries).  
The most dangerous jobs have the highest FTE number.  This lesson lists the 34 
jobs in the work world that have the highest FTE numbers per 100,000 workers in that job.
THINGS THAT EMPLOYERS DO TO KEEP WORKERS SAFE
#1  Train workers on safety:  What to wear, How to use equipment and tools,  How to do the job correctly
#2  Reward workers for safe behavior
#3  Ask safety experts to watch workers work to think of safer ways to do the jobs
#4  Use signs all over the workplace that remind workers to work safe
#5  Keep the work area and floors clean and organized (clutter free)
#6  Make sure workers have the right size clothing and correctly working tools
#7  Require workers to take breaks and meal periods to relax from the job duties
#8  Talk to each worker to get worker's opinion about safety risks on the jobs
#9  Hold regular safety meetings with the entire staff of workers
#10  Train workers on what to do in case of emergency or injury
34 MOST DANGEROUS JOBS & FTE NUMBER (Deaths per 100,000 workers)
Logging Workers - 135.9 fatal injuries (on-the-job deaths) per every 100,000 loggers 
Fishers & Fishing Helpers - 86.0 fatal injuries (on-the-job deaths) per 100,000 fishers and fishing helpers 
Pilots & Flight Engineers - 55.5 fatal injuries (on-the-job deaths) per 100,000 pilots and flight engineers 
Roofers - 48.6
Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors - 34.1
Structural Iron & Steel Workers - 25.1
Driver/Sales Workers & Truck Drivers - 24.7
Farmers, Ranchers & Agriculture Managers - 23.1
Supervisors, Construction & Extraction - 18.0
Grounds Maintenance Workers - 17.4
Agricultural Workers - 17.4
Supervisors, Mechanics, Installers, Repairers - 15.7
Construction Laborers - 15.1

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QUICK CHECK:
1. What does "fatal" mean?
2.  a)  What is the average fatal injury rate for all 
jobs?  b) What does this mean?  c) For what 
words do the initials FTE stand? 
3.  What type of jobs have the highest FTE number?
4.  Train workers on safety:  List 3 things that are 
taught to workers.
5.  a) For what do employers reward workers?  
  b) What do safety experts think of?  c) Why are 
signs used?  d) Why do you think it is important 
to make sure workers have right size clothing?
6.  a) Why must workers take breaks/meal periods?  
b) Why do employers talk to each worker about 
safety?  c) What do employers hold?
7.  a) What is the most dangerous job of all? 
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers - 14.6
Electric Power-Line Installers & Repairers - 14.6
General Maintenance & Repair Workers -13.4
Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs - 13.2
Supervisors, Landscaping & Grounds Workers - 13.2
Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers - 12.1
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires & Related Workers - 11.7
Operating Engineers, Construction Equipment Workers - 10.6
Electricians - 10.0
Industrial Machinery, Repair & Maintenance Workers - 9.3
Painters for Construction & Maintenance - 8.6
Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Mechanics - 8.4
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists - 8.1
Carpenters - 7.6
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics - 7.2
Welding, Soldering & Brazing Workers - 6.4
Security Guards & Gaming Surveillance Officers - 6.2
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators - 6.1
Firefighters - 6.1
Hand Laborers in Freight, Stock & Material Movers - 5.2
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters - 4.1	
  b) What is number of fatal injuries for every 
100,000 workers in this job?  
8.  List the 5 most dangerous jobs in the U.S.
9.  What is the number of fatal injuries for every 
100,000 electricians?  
10.  SELECT ANY 3 JOBS in this lesson.  Answer  
(a) to (f) for each job you selected —  
   a) Name of job.
  b) In your opinion, what is one dangerous job 
task that this work gets paid to do in this job?
  c) In your opinion, what can this worker do to 
keep safe while doing this dangerous job task?
  d) In your opinion, what clothing may the 
worker wear to keep safe while working?  
  e) Would you enjoy this job in the future? 
  f) Why or why not?