The Top 5 Jobs Categories with the Most Fatalities in The United States

  Occupation Fatalities Fatality Rate
1 Transportation & material moving occupations 1,301 14.7 per 100,000
2 Construction & extraction occupations 924 12.5 per 100,000
3 Management occupations Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 392 7.6 per 100,000
4 Management occupations 379 2.1 per 100,000
5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 284 25.3 per 100,000
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Sources:  Buero of Labor Statistics: “Fatal occupational injuries counts and rates for selected occupations, 2014-15"

List Notes: Data is the top 5 occupations with the most fatalities in the United States for the year 2015 (latest available data as of Nov, 2017). Fatal injury rates are per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers.
Jobs Categories with the Most Fatalities in The United States

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