In 2020, about 1,023 per 10,000 flight nursing assistants had a nonfatal occupational injury or illness. Comparatively, 323 per 10,000 barbers had a nonfatal injury at illness at work.
Occupation groups with the highest incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses* per 10,000 full-time workers in the U.S. in 2020
Occupation group
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers
Dietetic technicians
3,199.3
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
1,337.6
Athletes and sports competitors
1,280.5
Nursing assistants
1,023.8
Occupational therapy aides
975
Psychiatric technicians
941.8
Orderlies
887.8
Psychiatric aides
771.9
Correctional officers and jailers
688.1
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
608.4
Pile driver operators
585.8
Health information technologists, medical registrars, surgical assistants, and healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
544
Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
465.7
Occupational therapy assistants
452.1
Animal caretakers
421.5
Home appliance repairers
416.9
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
415
Medical and health services managers
402.5
Recreational therapists
401
Pest control workers
397.2
Respiratory therapists
396.1
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
394.5
Registered nurses
390.6
Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
385.2
Tire repairers and changers
368.3
Automotive glass installers and repairers
365.1
Physical therapist assistants
365
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
360.9
Speech-language pathologists
353.7
Tapers
352.9
Medical equipment preparers
347.9
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
347.5
Dancers
343.2
Occupational therapists
339.6
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (November 3, 2021). Occupation groups with the highest incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses* per 10,000 full-time workers in the U.S. in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284912/incidence-rate-of-nonfatal-work-injuries-in-the-us-in-2012-by-occupation-group/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Occupation groups with the highest incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses* per 10,000 full-time workers in the U.S. in 2020." Chart. November 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284912/incidence-rate-of-nonfatal-work-injuries-in-the-us-in-2012-by-occupation-group/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Occupation groups with the highest incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses* per 10,000 full-time workers in the U.S. in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284912/incidence-rate-of-nonfatal-work-injuries-in-the-us-in-2012-by-occupation-group/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation groups with the highest incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses* per 10,000 full-time workers in the U.S. in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284912/incidence-rate-of-nonfatal-work-injuries-in-the-us-in-2012-by-occupation-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Occupation groups with the highest incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses* per 10,000 full-time workers in the U.S. in 2020 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284912/incidence-rate-of-nonfatal-work-injuries-in-the-us-in-2012-by-occupation-group/
