The U.S. Department of Labor released its final statistics on job fatalities in 2011 today. Fishing was once again the deadliest occupation, with a fatality rate 36 times that of the national average. Fishing is consistently the most dangerous American occupation, year after year, which is surprising to many people who do not fish or are not close to the industry.
NPR produced this compelling visual based on the last numbers the Department of Labor released in 2012 on job fatalities:
Source: Bureau Of Labor Statistics
Credit: Jess Jiang and Lam Thuy Vo /NPR