презентация / Dangerous jobs

Dangerous Jobs: Why Do Some Choose Them? There are some professions that top the list of dangerous jobs year after year: commercial fishing, loggers, roofers and trash collectors. The average fatality rate for all jobs in the U.S. is roughly 3.5 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalents (FTEs). The fatality rates for these jobs are 10 to 30 times higher. There are driving factors behind every decision we make and action we take. While we won’t ever know for sure what drives the individuals that work in these professions, there are some common themes that influence their decisions.

Income Many of the professions that top the list of most dangerous are also well-compensated. According to the Alaska Fishing Employment Center, salmon fishermen can earn up to $20,000 in three months, while crab fishermen can make up to $15,000 per month. Loggers earn between $40,000 and $50,000 per year and roofers and trash collectors earn an average of $40,000 per year. None of these jobs require a college degree or even technical training. While there are classes available, most employers do not require them to begin work. All things considered, the opportunity is good, if you’re willing to accept the risk.

Skills While some come into the professions by chance or by choice, there are trades that are frequently passed down through generations, especially in locations where opportunities to practice these specialized crafts are abundant and opportunities to practice other trades much less. It’s not uncommon that children are raised and groomed with the expectation to follow in the footsteps of family members who came before them. When you’ve spent your entire life preparing for one role and, as a result, have developed a specialized skill set, it’s hard to turn your back on it.

Necessity People with that geographical constraint, for whatever reason, are left to choose from the jobs that are available. The options may be limited. Safe jobs may exist in an area, but the dangerous jobs still need to be done and they are often the hardest jobs to fill. When you find yourself in need of a paycheck, sometimes you just have to take what you can get, no matter the cost to personal safety.

More Than a Job While income, skills and necessity offer some justification for working a dangerous job, that’s not all there is to it. Some people just enjoy the work. It’s more than a job for them, it’s a passion. They have a sense of purpose and take pride in the work they do. They’re there to do what others won’t. They enjoy their jobs as well as the environments in which they work – and we need these people.

Just Because They are Dangerous Doesn’t Mean They Can’t be Safer The world needs fisherman, loggers, roofers and trash collectors as well as bankers, teachers, and engineers. Sometimes we choose our profession and sometimes it chooses us. Dangerous jobs aren’t going away, but that doesn’t mean we should dismiss the danger. Sometimes it’s easy for us in relatively safe jobs to shrug off the danger of more hazardous jobs. “Well, what did they expect?” Well, they didn’t expect to die on the job. No one should have to expect that. So, let’s think of everyone who works at a dangerous job, not with disdain, but with respect. And let’s encourage anyone in a position to make those jobs less dangerous to do it. These workers deserve nothing less.