This Is the Most Dangerous Job in America

Special Report

January 7, 2022 9:00 am

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5. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
> Total deaths, 2020: 88

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4. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
> Total deaths, 2020: 116

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3. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
> Total deaths, 2020: 207

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2. Construction laborers
> Total deaths, 2020: 308

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1. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
> Total deaths, 2020: 766

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