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did some looking to see why life insurance people want so much money from me if I were to have it and stats dont lie... be it American job descriptions dont change.  
 
Here's some statistics(U.S.) on the most dangerous CIVIALIAN jobs :  
 
Rank Occupation Death rate/100,000  
 
1. Fishers and fishing workers /118.42  
2. Logging workers/ 92.93  
3. Aircraft pilots /66.94  
4. Structural iron and steel workers /55.65  
5. Refuse and recyclable material collectors/ 43.86  
6. Farmers and ranchers /41.17  
7. Electrical power line installers/repairers/ 32.78  
8. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers/ 29.19  
9. Miscellaneous agricultural workers/ 23.210  
10. Construction laborers /22.7  
 
Askmen.com  
 
1. Alaskan Crab Fisherman  
2. Logger  
3. Truck Driver  
4. Miner  
5. Firefighter  
6. Police  
7. Armored Car Guard  
8. Bomb Squad  
9. Coast Guard Search & Rescue  
10. Bodyguard  
 
 
Source: U.S. Labor Department  
 
1. Truck driver  
2. Farm worker  
3. Sales supervisor/proprietor  
4. Construction worker  
5. Police detective  
6. Airplane pilot  
7. Security guard  
8. Taxicab driver  
9. Timber cutter  
10. Cashier  
11. Fisherman  
12. Metal worker  
13. Roofer  
14. Firefighter  
 
 
Careerbuilder.com  
 
1. Logging workers  
Fatalities: 92.4 per 100,000 employed  
Median Pay: $29,730  
 
2. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers  
Fatalities: 92.4 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $129,250 -- but may be much lower for commercial pilots.  
 
3. Fishers and related workers  
Fatalities: 86.4 per 100,000 employed  
Median Pay: $24,100  
 
4. Structural iron and steel workers  
Fatalities: 47 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $42,430  
 
5. Refuse and recyclable material collectors  
Fatalities: 43.2 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $25,760  
 
6. Farmers and ranchers  
Fatalities: 37.5 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $40,440  
 
7. Roofers  
Fatalities: 34.9 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $30,840  
 
8. Electrical power line installers and repairers  
Fatalities: 30 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $49,100  
 
9. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers  
Fatalities: 27.6 per 100,000 employed  
Truck driver median pay: $33,520  
Driver/sales worker median pay: $20,090  
 
10. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs  
Fatalities: 24.2 per 100,000 employed  
Median pay: $19,570  
 
 
puts things into perspective... I learned a few things too about farm workers. The numbers for the most part seem to be deaths per 100,000. Whats your Take??