Peenie Wallie

Despite their self-serving propaganda, being a police officer is not one of the most dangerous jobs. It doesn't even make the top 20.

Most Dangerous Jobs in The U.S.: The Top 20

04/01/2019

01. Logging workers

Fatal injury rate: 109.3 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 55
Salary: $38,840
Most common fatal accidents: Contact with objects and equipment

02. Fishers and related fishing workers

Fatal injury rate: 74.2 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 41
Salary: $28,310
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

03. Sailors and marine oilers

Fatal injury rate: 55.1 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 9
Salary: $40,730
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

04. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

Fatal injury rate: 50.4 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 59
Salary: $111,930
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

05. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

Fatal injury rate: 46.7 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 12
Salary: $39,120
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

06. Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators

Fatal injury rate: 42.4 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 13
Salary: $42,950
Most common fatal accidents: Contact with objects and equipment

07. Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining

Fatal injury rate: 40.1 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 10
Salary: $49,000
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

08. Other transportation workers

Fatal injury rate: 39.2 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 8
Salary: $24,480
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

09. Roofers

Fatal injury rate: 39.0 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 91
Salary: $38,970
Most common fatal accidents: Falls, slips, trips

10. Maintenance workers, machinery

Fatal injury rate: 37.4 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 9
Salary: $45,540
Most common fatal accidents: Contact with objects and equipment

11. Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders

Fatal injury rate: 35.9 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 6
Salary: $29,100
Most common fatal accidents: Contact with objects and equipment

12. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

Fatal injury rate: 34.3 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 0
Salary: $37,950
Most common fatal accidents: Contact with objects and equipment

13. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

Fatal injury rate: 31.9 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 30
Salary: $36,160
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

14. Structural iron and steel workers

Fatal injury rate: 28.0 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 14
Salary: $52,610
Most common fatal accidents: Falls, slips, trips

15. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

Fatal injury rate: 26.0 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 987
Salary: $37,610
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

16. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Fatal injury rate: 25.6 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 258
Salary: $69,620
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

17. Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

Fatal injury rate: 25.4 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 3
Salary: $56,060

18. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

Fatal injury rate: 25 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 3
Salary: $46,850

19. Riggers

Fatal injury rate: 24.4 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 1
Salary: $48,580

20. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

Fatal injury rate: 23.1 per 100,000 workers
Total deaths (2017): 11
Salary: $46,570
Most common fatal accidents: Transportation incidents

Sources
[1] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
[2] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey
[3] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Survey