Alaskan Crab Fishing for a Living?
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In an article by askmen.com the top 10 most dangerous jobs were listed and the most dangerous job in the world is Alaskan crab fishing, followed by logging and truck driving respectively. An average of 24 fishermen die every year crab fishing. This fatality rate is 20 times the national average and basically means that for every 100 000 fishers 140 die. Most fisherman die either by drowning in ice-cold water or because of hypothermia due to the environmental conditions. Some others fall off the boats due to either fatigue or the unstable circumstances they work in (slippery and wet surfaces). The good thing about crab fishing is that if crabbing is good then a crew member may earn up to $1'000 a day (a well deserved thousand dollars if you ask me). Now, If you were wondering why crab meat is so expensive, it is probaly not just because the meat is rare.
If you want to apply for a well-paying, exciting job then you might want to visit alaskajobfinder.com.
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John Topoleski, at 10:12 AM
I recommend you always try to find an original source for the data. I was interested in finding out if the "ask men" article was actually correct or not. So I did a google search for "most dangerous jobs" and came across a few stories on the same topic.
After glancing at a couple of articles, I noticed that they mentioned information obtained from a government agency, the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So, I used a cool feature on google, the advanced seach.
Then I did the advanced search under the domain bls.gov. This led me to a pdf article "Dangerous Jobs" (note in pdf format). The nice thing about this article is that it gives details of the methods that they use to get their information. Very informative.
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John Topoleski, at 10:13 AM
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