Transportation accidents and falls caused more than half of the on-the-job deaths reported in the United States in 2022, the most recent year data is available. And those hazards are more common for the occupations considered the most dangerous. Here are the jobs with the highest rates of fatal injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Logger 100.7 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (54 workers in 2022)
- Roofer 57.5 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (105 workers)
- Fisherman/hunter 50.9 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (16 workers)
- Construction laborer 38.5 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (20 workers)
- Aircraft pilot 35.9 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (72 workers)
- Truck driver 30.4 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (1,115 workers)
- Garbage collector 22.6 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (22 workers)
- Ironworker 21.3 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (14 workers)
- Miner 20.1 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (8 workers)
- Farm worker 20.0 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers (146 workers)
