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What are the deadliest occupations?

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What are the deadliest occupations?

Michael Largo (Author, "Final Exits") gives expert video advice on: Are employers at a high risk of being killed by their employees?; What are the deadliest occupations?; Which occupations have a lower life-expectancy? and more...

The deadliest occupation worldwide is commercial fishing. That is still the most deadliest occupation because they're usually under pressure to meet quotas. You're in an unpredictable environment, and oftentimes the equipment is not maintained under the need of getting more fish quicker and sooner. But on land, the number one, the deadliest occupation is construction. And within the construction field, lumberjacks take the top prize as the deadliest occupation in America. They're working in environments under quotas, using chainsaws, working with falling trees. It's a dangerous environment. So lumberjacks is the deadliest occupation in America today.

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