The Deadliest Jobs in America for Baby Boomers

An aging workforce is suffering a higher number of fatal workplace injuries in recent years, and analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data in its Monthly Labor Review extracted the most fatal occupations for workers 55 and older from 2003-2017, reports Business Insider . The single deadliest job for American boomers is driving heavy trucks and tractor-trailers, with 3,772 fatal injuries recorded from 2003 to 2017. The second most hazardous profession in the United States for boomers is agricultural manager/farmer, with 3,217 total deadly injuries. First-line supervisor of construction trades and extraction workers is the third most likely occupation to suffer deadly workplace injuries, with 631 fatalities posted in 2003-2017. In fourth place is first-line supervisor of retail sales workers, with deadly injuries totaling 616, and in fifth place are construction laborers. The sixth deadliest job for boomers in the U.S. is landscaper and groundskeeper, with 428 such professionals dying from workplace injuries in the 2003-17 time span.