The 21 deadliest jobs in America for baby boomers
9. Hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers
8. Light truck or delivery services drivers
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 384
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 1.1
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 1.63%
What they do: Drive a truck or van primarily to deliver or pick up merchandise or to deliver packages.
7. Commercial pilots
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 424
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 1.6
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 1.81%
What they do: Fly and navigate planes and aircrafts that require a Commercial Pilot certificate.
6. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 428
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 1.0
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 1.82%
What they do: Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment.
5. Construction laborers
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 606
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 0.4
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 2.58%
What they do: May operate different tools and prepare construction sites, such as by digging trenches or cleaning up debris.
4. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 616
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 1.4
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 2.63%
What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department.
3. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 631
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 1.3
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 2.69%
What they do: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
2. Agricultural managers (farmers)
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 3,217
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 6.3
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 13.71%
What they do: Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms and other agricultural establishments.
1. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Number of fatal injuries for workers age 55 and older from 2003-2017: 3,772
Propensity ratio for workers age 55 and older: 1.2
Share of fatalities of older workers from 2003-2017: 16.08%
What they do: Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck and may need to unload the truck.
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