The 10 deadliest jobs in the US

ByEsteben Abbott

Helpers in construction trades had a fatal work injury rate of 27.4 fatal injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2023.

Logging, transportation, and hunting work can be risky jobs in the US based on the latest fatal work injury rates released by the Labor Department.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published data on fatal injuries at work in 2023 by industry and occupation.

Fatal injury rates at work were down overall last year. “A worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury in 2023 compared to 96 minutes in 2022,” a news release from BLS on Thursday said.

Three civilian occupations had rates above 50 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. Logging workers had a fatal injury rate of almost 100 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2023, way above the overall rate of 3.5 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers last year. That rate of 3.5 was a tick down from the rate of 3.7 in 2022.

Below are the 10 deadliest jobs in the US based on fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers.

10 Structural iron and steel workers

Fatal work injury rate: 19.8

Number of fatal work injuries: 9

9. Miscellaneous agricultural workers

Fatal work injury rate: 20.2

Number of fatal work injuries: 146

8. Grounds maintenance workers

Fatal work injury rate: 20.5

Number of fatal work injuries: 226

7. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

Fatal work injury rate: 26.8

Number of fatal work injuries: 984

6. Helpers in construction trades

Fatal work injury rate: 27.4

Number of fatal work injuries: 16

5 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

Fatal work injury rate: 31.3

Number of fatal work injuries: 62

4. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

Fatal work injury rate: 41.4

Number of fatal work injuries: 41

3. Roofers

Fatal work injury rate: 51.8

Number of fatal work injuries: 113

2. Fishing and hunting workers

Fatal work injury rate: 86.9

Number of fatal work injuries: 19

1. Logging workers

Fatal work injury rate: 98.9

Number of fatal work injuries: 52

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