[Hildy]

My husband was a commercial fisherman many years ago before we met. He always told me how dangerous it was. I thought he was trying to impress me. But the more I learn about it, I realize what a dangerous profession it really is! He truly is my hero!

[antivenom]

I work for a company where most of the men are oil field fire fighters...they respond to blowouts and some are blowing while on fire...THAT in my opinion is pretty dangerous...BTW we are on call to go to Iraq when they quit taking hostages and start blowing up wells again...it has been determined that it will happen....again.

OHHH while I am at it...when they are working on a blowout in a war zone....NO INSURANCE...they can purchase H&R insurance...Hostage and Ranson...cept that the radical islamic pigs aren't doing much except offering BBQ...

[EGPWS]

Who Has the Most Dangerous Job?

I guess that my first thought is not part of the statistics for I figured that a paid "terrorist" would be #1 on the list. (and that IMHO is a good thought)

[Myrddin]

My husband was a commercial fisherman many years ago before we met.

I may have crossed paths with your husband. I was a Field Service Engineer with Marine Electric Company in San Diego from September 1977 to April 1980. I moved on to Pacific Bell at that point. Marine Electric was acquired by Marco Marine a few months later.

[redhead]

"My husband was a commercial fisherman many years ago before we met. He always told me how dangerous it was. I thought he was trying to impress me. But the more I learn about it, I realize what a dangerous profession it really is! He truly is my hero!"

Alaska's commercial fishermen have a deadly job. Looking at the chart doesn't tell you the whole story. As a percentage of the workforce, they are a very tiny fraction. To have the second highest death rate in a fraction that size is quite telling. Give your courageous husband a big hug and thank him for me. My hat is ALWAYS off to commercial fishermen, no matter where or when they fish.