The document discusses several of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, including logging workers, deep-sea fishers, pilots, hazardous material workers, high-rise window cleaners, miners, coast guard search and rescue, firefighters, merchant mariners, EMTs, and parole/corrections officers. It notes the hazards associated with each job and provides data on average pay and fatality rates. Logging has the highest fatality rate at 128 per 100,000 workers. Coast guard search and rescue involves saving lives but exposes workers to natural disasters and accidents at sea. Merchant mariners live at sea for months at a time and face psychological challenges.

1. THE MOST
DANGEROUS JOBS
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2. LOGGING WORKERS

3. LOGGING WORKERS
 Considered one of the most deadly occupations in the
United States by many measures:
 Tools and equipment.
 They deal with massive weights, the momentum of
falling, rolling and sliding trees and logs.
 They work in harsh environmental conditions and
inclement weather.
 Median Pay: $33,630 per year ($16.17 per hour).
 Fatality rate: 128 per 100,000 workers.
 Trend: Getting more dangerous - increased by 19%

4. DEEP-SEA FISHERS AND FISHING WORKERS

5. DEEP-SEA FISHERS AND FISHING
WORKERS
 Working in the only profession where you can be
swallowed whole, fishing workers encounter a
number of threats daily:
 Stormy weather and aquatic beasts.
 Vessel disasters, transportation incidents and
malfunctioning gear.
 Falling overboard.
 Median Pay: $33,430 per year ($16.07 per hour).
 Fatality rate: 128 per 100,000 workers.
 Trend: Getting safer - decreased by 8%

6. PILOTS AND FLIGHT ENGINEERS

7. PILOTS AND FLIGHT ENGINEERS
 Pilots fly all sorts of aircraft, from prop planes to
helicopters, while performing a variety of tasks,
including firefighting and search and rescue. They
face:
 Airplane crashes related to operator fatigue.
 Exposure to the sun while flying.
 Median pay: $118,070 airline, $92,060 commercial.
 Fatality rate: 56 per 100,000 workers.
 Trend: Getting safer - decreased by 5%

8. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WORKERS

9. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WORKERS
 Sometimes called “extraction workers,” these
professionals get called in to clear contaminated
areas or remove toxic waste.
 Median Pay: $37,590 per year ($18.07 per hour).
 Fatality rate: 47 deaths per 100,000 workers.
 Trend: Getting safer - decreased by 39%

10. HIGH-RISE WINDOW CLEANERS

11. HIGH-RISE WINDOW CLEANERS
 High-rise window cleaners have to work in very
dangerous conditions due to:
 Possible wind gusts and strong wind drafts.
 Heights.
 An intoxicated worker, a faked certification, a single
oversight, fatigue or an unusual weather event.
 Median pay: $39,570 per year - $17,840 per year.

12. MINERS

13. MINERS
 Workers are exposed to harsh working conditions and
are susceptible to cave-ins and respiratory diseases.
This job requires long hours working outdoors,
sometimes in remote locations for long periods of
time.
 Median pay: $54.020 per year.
 Fatality rate: 22.1 per 100.000 workers.
 Trend: Getting safer – 73-35 fatalities.

14. COAST GUARDS SEARCH AND RESCUE

15. COAST GUARDS SEARCH AND
RESCUE
 Coast Guards hold one of the noblest and most
virtuous jobs around as it involves saving people’s
lives. Coast Guards are exposed to:
 Natural disasters, sea rescues, night rescues.
 Drug runners, ships fire, helicopter crashes.
 Instances where the saviors themselves need rescuing.
 Median pay: $2,877 - $6,881 a month, $50 to $750
extra. (Rank, years of sea duty and the type of vessel
he serves on).

16. FIREFIGHTERS

17. FIREFIGHTERS
 While this is a very noble job, it is also considered to
be one of the most dangerous ones. Besides the fire,
other occupational hazards can come:
 Smoke inhalation, falling debris, and separation from
team members.
 Injuries: overexertion, contact with objects and
equipment, and falls, slips and trips.
 Median pay: $45,250 per year ($21.75 per hour).
 Fatality rate: 31 deaths and 14,700 injuries a year.

18. MERCHANT MARINERS

19. MERCHANT MARINERS
 Just like commercial fishermen, these seafaring
workers are at sea for months before they are able to
see land or a port again.
 Because of the strenuous environment, they also have
to battle with depression and other psychological
issues.
 Median pay: $20,000 - $110,000 per year.
 Fatality rate: 23 deaths and 5 injuries per 100,000
workers.

20. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN

21. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
 Workers in emergency medical services have similar, if
not higher, rates of serious injury and mortality than
police officers and firefighters.
 Injuries: muscular sprains, strains and back injuries,
 Fatalities: Traffic accidents and aircraft crashes, violent
crime.
 Median pay: $31,020 per year ($14.91 per hour).

22. PAROLE/CORRECTIONS OFFICERS

23. PAROLE/CORRECTIONS OFFICERS
 Parole officers and correctional treatment specialists
deal with potentially dangerous criminal offenders on
a day-to-day basis and may be assigned to risky areas
or institutions.
 Median pay: of $48,190 per year ($23.17 per hour).

24. QUESTIONS
 What is the difference between airline and
commercial pilots?
 What jobs are considered noble?
 Which ones are the seafaring jobs?