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Fishing is “easily the most dangerous job in America,” according to CNN Money.
29 fishermen were killed in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is a rate of 116 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Here is the list of most dangerous professions (fatality rate per 100,000 workers):
1) Fishermen-116
2) Logger-92
3) Airplane pilot-71
4) Farmer and rancher-41
5) Mining machine operator-39
6) Roofer-32
7) Sanitation worker-30
8) Truck driver and deliveryman-22
9) Industrial machine repairman-20
10) Police officer-18
At an average median wage of $27,880, fishermen are the lowest paid workers on the list.
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