Deadliest Jobs

Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 200
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 800
2009 Average annual employment: 6,700
Average salary: $22,160

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 4.4
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 11,600
2009 Average annual employment: 234,000
Average salary: $47,760

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 57.1
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 8,800
2009 Average annual employment: 431,700
Average salary: $53,990

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 13.1
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 11,700
2009 Average annual employment: 443,200
Average salary: $55,400

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 56.1
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 4,200
2009 Average annual employment: 52,500
Average salary: $35,360

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 34.7
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 5,300
2009 Average annual employment: 179,500
Average salary: $41,200

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 25.2
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 6,200
2009 Average annual employment: 139,600
Average salary: $37,830

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 5.3
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 7,600
2009 Average annual employment: 41,700
Average salary: $34,820

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 14.9
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 6,700
2009 Average annual employment: 164,200
Average salary: $24,930

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 30.6
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 4,700
2009 Average annual employment: 414,200
Average salary: $24,930

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 4.6
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 6,800
2009 Average annual employment: 560,000
Average salary: $39,940

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 18.5
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 5,300
2009 Average annual employment: 189,100
Average salary: $42,220

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 6.1
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 6,300
2009 Average annual employment: 415,400
Average salary: $44,790

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 5.1
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 5,800
2009 Average annual employment: 557,900
Average salary: $34,910

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 18.3
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 4,700
2009 Average annual employment: 929,200
Average salary: $40,860

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 15.6
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 4,700
2009 Average annual employment: 648,700
Average salary: $29,430

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 7.4
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 5,700
2009 Average annual employment: 142,500
Average salary: $42,750

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 30.3
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 3,100
2009 Average annual employment: 92,200
Average salary: $49,020

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Fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers: 18.3
Injuries per 100,000 full-time workers: 4,200
2009 Average annual employment: 6,700,500
Average salary: $46,500

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