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  • Dangerous Jobs: Electric

    1. Electrical Power Line Installers and Repairers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 34.9 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 38
    Average Salary: $45,331



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Construction

    2. Construction Workers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 34.9 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 38
    Average Salary: $45,331



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Fishing

    3. Fishers and Related Fishing Workers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 141.7 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 51
    Average Salary: $19,104



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Logging

    4. Logging Workers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 82.1(per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 64
    Average Salary: $22,320



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Mining

    5. Mining Workers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 27.8 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 190
    Average Salary: $16.98/hour



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Pilots

    6. Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 87.8 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 101
    Average Salary: $129,250



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Ranchers

    7. Farmers and Ranchers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 37.1 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 291
    Average Salary: $15,603



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  • Jobs: Refuse Worker

    8. Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

    Worker Fatality Rate: 41.8 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 38
    Average Salary: $23,770



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Roofer

    9. Roofers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 33.9 (per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 82
    Average Salary: $28,474



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  • Dangerous Jobs: Steel Worker

    10. Structural Iron and Steel Workers

    Worker Fatality Rate: 61(per 100,000)
    Number of Fatalities in 2006: 36
    Average Salary: $39,168



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