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1. Fishers and Related Workers
112 deaths per 100,000 workers 2. Loggers
87 deaths per 100,000 workers 3. Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers.......................
67 deaths per 100,000 workers 4. Iron and Steel Workers
45 deaths per 100,000 workers 5. Farmers and Ranchers
38 deaths per 100,000 workers
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Pilots consistently make this list, but statistically most of us (especially airline people) are riding on the coattails of the alaska bush pilots and some helicopter jobs. They'd probably be #1 if it weren't for the rest of us diluting their danger rating.
well I believe there are 90,000 commercial pilots in the USA, and this is out of 100k and 67 died.....soooo there where 67 deaths on the job last year out of everyone being paid to be behind the wheel...so you throw in the few domestic crashes like that corporate jet, then you put in the 60 people who where test pilots, ferrying hunks of crap, and those flying hunks of crap ie crop dusters.....and you got why
well I believe there are 90,000 commercial pilots in the USA, and this is out of 100k and 67 died.....soooo there where 67 deaths on the job last year out of everyone being paid to be behind the wheel...so you throw in the few domestic crashes like that corporate jet, then you put in the 60 people who where test pilots, ferrying hunks of crap, and those flying hunks of crap ie crop dusters.....and you got why
Actually Rickt,
I think that actually means there were less than 67 deaths. It's statistics, so they have to do the math to come up with a comparison. The problem is it can also skew those numbers. Think if you have 100 people and one dies, that is 100 in 100,000 right? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, I'm only an airline pilot.
Well just to put everything in perspective, most of us did not go from getting our commercial licience then start flying for the airlines. We flew military aircraft, flight instructors, flew cargo at night, etc... Lets not kid ourselves. However you got to the regionals or majors you took a dangerous road flying and most likely getting paid very little to do so. Flying is dangerous thats what part of the fun is. With all the crap in the airline industry hitting the fan, it is nice to know right now has been the most safe time in the airlines from the last several decades. Pat yourself on the back and open a beer.
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