Top Ten Most Danerous Jobs In The Us

[FLYLOW22]

America's most dangerous jobs

The top ten most dangerous jobs in America.
October 13, 2003: 10:52 AM EDT
Les Christie, CNN/Money Contributing Writer


Flight risk

Another often owner-operated job -- commercial pilot -- comes in third on the list of the country's most dangerous jobs, with 70 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

Most pilot fatalities come from general aviation ; bush pilots, air-taxi pilots, and crop-dusters die at a far higher rate than airline pilots.

Even though pilots flying small planes have a much higher fatality rate than pilots flying big airline jets, they're not financially compensated for the added danger ; non-jet pilots average about $52,000 a year in pay while jetliner pilots make about $92,000.

Other highly dangerous jobs, including construction trades, pay high wages. Fourth on the fatality list, structural metal workers, the steel workers who build our skyscrapers and bridges, died at the rate of 58 per 100,000 in 2002, and earned an average of about $20 per hour. Sixth were roofers (37 per 100,000 and $16 per hour), and seventh were electrical power installers (32 per 100,000 and $21 per hour).

Construction laborers suffered 28 fatal injuries per 100,000 last year (ninth), and were paid about $13.36 per hour.

 

[ITRADE]

You've provided a contradictory title to the article.

While bush pilots are paid less than their big-airline brethren, $52,000 is not chump change.

Steel fab workers earn at least $40,000 a year.

Moreover, the part you deleted made reference to the fact that lumberjacks, the most dangerous profession, are compensated quite well at over $60,000 a year.

 

[T-bone]

What (flylow22) failed to point iut was that if a steel worker or lumberjack deep sixes he's or her self, it's only them. While if a commercial pilot buys the farm.

 

[FLYLOW22]

While bush pilots are paid less than their big-airline brethren, $52,000 is not chump change.

52,000 is about as chump as they come. It's beans for the responsibility of aviating in todays environment you management lacky.

 

[ITRADE]

What (flylow22) failed to point iut was that if a steel worker or lumberjack deep sixes he's or her self, it's only them. While if a commercial pilot buys the farm.

That's incorrect. Drop a tree in the wrong direction and you can take out two or three people. Misfire the charge in the ladle or in the tundish, and three or four steelworkers can get knocked off.

 

[JS]

America's most dangerous jobs

The top ten most dangerous jobs in America.
October 13, 2003: 10:52 AM EDT
Les Christie, CNN/Money Contributing Writer


Flight risk

Another often owner-operated job -- commercial pilot -- comes in third on the list of the country's most dangerous jobs, with 70 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

Most pilot fatalities come from general aviation ; bush pilots, air-taxi pilots, and crop-dusters die at a far higher rate than airline pilots.

Even though pilots flying small planes have a much higher fatality rate than pilots flying big airline jets, they're not financially compensated for the added danger ; non-jet pilots average about $52,000 a year in pay while jetliner pilots make about $92,000.

Other highly dangerous jobs, including construction trades, pay high wages. Fourth on the fatality list, structural metal workers, the steel workers who build our skyscrapers and bridges, died at the rate of 58 per 100,000 in 2002, and earned an average of about $20 per hour. Sixth were roofers (37 per 100,000 and $16 per hour), and seventh were electrical power installers (32 per 100,000 and $21 per hour).

Construction laborers suffered 28 fatal injuries per 100,000 last year (ninth), and were paid about $13.36 per hour.

What's your point?

Are you saying that airline pilots should get a 75% paycut so their fatality rate is proportional to their pay, compared to bush pilots?

Or are you saying that bush pilots should get a 150% raise? That's not going to happen, so I guess it's time for the airline pilots to tighten their belts in the name of fairness.