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clock-iconPUBLISHEDNovember 28, 2015

What's The Most Dangerous Job In The United States?

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Tom Hale

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture.

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Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture.View full profile

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture.

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We live in a world of health and safety regulations, caution signs and fluorescent high-visibility jackets. Although a lot of the time we think of them as an annoyance, they’ve no doubt helped to decrease the number of work-related deaths over the last 20 years.

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Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Business Insider has comprised this infographic showing the most lethal jobs in the United States, based on the annual number of deaths per 100,000 full-time workers.

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