The 34 most dangerous jobs in America

What they do: Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 5.2

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 3,068

What they do: Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 6.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 927

What they do: Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 6.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,063

What they do: Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 6.2

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 824

What they do: Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 6.4

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,708

What they do: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 7.2

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,057

What they do: Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 7.6

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,305

What they do: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 8.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,923

What they do: Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, or refrigeration systems.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 8.4

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,620

What they do: Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 8.6

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,935

What they do: Install, maintain, and repair vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 9.3

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 939

What they do: Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 10.0

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,388

What they do: Operate one or several types of power construction equipment.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 10.6

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 674

What they do: Compete in athletic events, instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports, or officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 11.7

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 3,438

What they do: Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 12.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,680

What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 13.2

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,319

What they do: Drive automobiles, vans, or limousines to transport passengers.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 13.2

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,921

What they do: Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 13.4

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,196

What they do: Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 14.6

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,365

What they do: Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 14.6

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,700

What they do: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 15.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,961

What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 15.7

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 893

What they do: Work on farms or other agricultural businesses.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 17.4

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,316

What they do: Maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 17.4

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,243

What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 18.0

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 1,060

What they do: Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms or other agricultural establishments.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 23.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 28

What they do: Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 24.7

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,828

What they do: Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 25.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,158

What they do: Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 34.1

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,702

What they do: Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 48.6

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 3,257

What they do: Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 55.5

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 466

What they do: Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 86.0

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): Not released

What they do: Use mechanized equipment or hand tools to cut down trees.

Fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 135.9

Non-fatal injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 2,449