September 12, 2013 โ Commercial fishing has beaten truck driving and farming to claim the dubious honour of Australia's most dangerous job.
Fishing tops a list of risky occupations mainly because of the dangers of working on the high seas.
"Working out at sea is widely known as the most dangerous job in the world, and 17 times more dangerous than mining," a statement from lifeinsurancefinder.com.au said.
Truck driving comes in second on this year's list, followed by farming, mining and construction.
In sixth place are tree loppers, who face "the threat of overhead electric wires, unsteady branches and working with chainsaws" on a daily basis, the site said.
Rounding out the top ten is military work, firefighting, airline pilots and garbage collectors.
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