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32 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Aug \ on: The Most Dangerous Jobs In The United States charts_and_numbers

Oftentimes, they'll code Alaskan jobs separately and exclude them. They skew the results badly, because they are so much more dangerous than their lower 48 counterparts.

50 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 5 Aug

What? I have never heard of this. I heard their wages are better, but things are a lot pricer over there.

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 5 Aug

That’s right, but many of the jobs are much more dangerous, because they’re done in more extreme conditions and they’re further from medical services.

34 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 5 Aug

There was this position to run boilers at a research facility at the north pole. One of my coworkers ended up taking it and liking it. Good pay, but no life.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 5 Aug

My parents have both worked in that kind of remote environment, but I never have. I’m pretty sure they were making like $100k back in the 80’s out there.

34 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 5 Aug

I dont know if I could ever do it. He told me it was great, but I dont know if I love snow that much. They bought him a bunch of snow gear, though. Its kind of specialized.

33 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 4 Aug

I'm guessing that wasn't the case in this data because the Alaskan data is present in the database used in this compilation.

https://m.stacker.news/43487

https://www.bls.gov/iif/state-data/fatal-occupational-injuries-in-alaska-2022.htm

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Aug

I suspected as much, because of the jobs on the list.