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