Fishing

•  Fishermen have the most dangerous jobs in the United States, with a fatality rate of 100 per 100,000 workers.
• Fishing-related fatalities most commonly occur during transportation.
• The average salary of a fisherman is $28,310 per year.

Logging

• Loggers experience a fatality rate of 87.3 per 100,000 workers.
• The most common fatalities occur from workers being struck by falling logs or branches, as well as rolling logs while using a chainsaw.
• The average salary of a logger is $38,840.

Pilots

• Aircraft pilots experience a fatality rate of 51.3 per 100,000 workers.
• Naturally, most fatalities occur during transportation. The most common causes of injuries and fatalities include loss of control while in-flight, impact with land, system failures, and midair collisions.
• The average wage of a pilot is $111,930 per year.

Roofers

• Roofers experience a fatality rate of 45.2 per 100,000 workers.
• The most common injury and reason for fatalities in roofing is falling from a roof or other high surface.
• The average wage of a roofer is $38,970 per year.

Recyclable Material Collectors

• Workers that collect refuse or recyclable materials experience a fatality rate of 34.9 per 100,000 workers.
• The main reason for their high fatality rate is vehicle collisions, which occur because these workers are constantly traveling to and from sites collecting items.
• The average wage of these type of workers is $36,160 per year.