Two of the top 10 most dangerous job sectors in the United States are in the healthcare industry, according to recent analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Fitch Law Firm.
The analysis pulled data from the number of nonfatal injuries in each industry per 200 million hours worked. Danger levels of each job were then determined by the rate of injuries.
Here are the 13 healthcare fields that were included in the list of more than 636 industries and their ranks:
3. Ambulance services — 10.5 injuries per 100,000 workers
5. Nursing and residential care facilities — 10.3
12. Hospitals — 7.6
17. Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals — 7.1
34. General medical and surgical hospitals — 6.1
81. Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals — 5.1
169. Outpatient care centers — 3.9
330. Home healthcare services — 2.6
347. Offices of physicians, mental health specialists — 2.5
414. Home health equipment rental — 2.1
454. Medical and diagnostic laboratories — 1.9
539. Surgical and medical instrument manufacturing — 1.2
632. Direct life, health and medical insurance carriers — 0.1
Read more on the analysis here.