Bus Drivers sustain more on the job injuries than any other workers. They sustain 735 injuries per 10,000 workers according to Bureau of Labor Statistics as reported by Seth Fiegerman. Not surprisingly, the Police are on the list, as are EMTs and Paramedics, but the police sustain only 603 injuries and EMTs/Paramedics 510 on the job injuries per 10,000 workers. Surprisingly, it is more dangerous to be a Nurses Aide (4th most dangerous) than it is Corrections Officer (5th), or a Fire Fighter (6th). And Garbage Collectors (7th) are more at risk than Truck Drivers (8th) , Laborers and Movers(9th) and Construction Workers (10th).
I was curious how this correlated with salaries, so I did a bit of research on SimplyHired.com. This is by no means scientific, and I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the statistics on that site, but it’s interesting. The average salary for most of the jobs I searched ranged from $38,000 to 45,000, hardly rolling in money, especially for the most dangerous professions. The average salary for the police and fire fighters also varies a great deal according to rank. The cop walking the beat is keeping that figure low. He’s by no means rolling in money.