WHICH JOB IS THE MOST DANGEROUS?

Avalanches, snowstorms, earthquakes, temperatures of – 60°F— the likelihood of dying on an ascent to the summit of Mount Everest is 12 times higher for a Sherpa than the risk of death for a U.S. soldier on the battlefield during the height of the Iraq War

25*

miners

124

professional fishermen

287

bush pilots in Alaska

335

U.S. military in Iraq (2003– 2007)

4,053

Everest Sherpas (2004– 2014)

* The figures provided here for annual fatality rates are per 100,000 individuals. Statistics calculated by Outsideonline.com.