We can't all have cushy office jobs. People come face-to-face with deadly snakes dive underwater to weld ships and chop down trees while they're hanging from the branches, all to make an honest buck. These professions without a doubt are the most dangerous on earth, if you thought that a broken office coffee machine made your job a nightmare wait till you see what these men and women have to deal with every single day.
Starting with a profession that is as dangerous as it sounds. Snake Milking. It's not milking in the cow like sense, its milking the venom. There are a lot of safety procedures in place as would be the case in any job or industry . However unlike other nine to fives, this involves highly poisonous, lightning quick reptiles. Its all for the purpose of anti-venom. Being a snake milker truly is one of the noble jobs out there because, each time a snake milker risks his life to acquire the few drops of potent venom, they're potentially saving the lives of thousands of others who might fall victim to unforeseen snake bites in the future. Snake milkers are at least indirectly life savers.
We all know that welding is a dangerous career. That's why they wear terminator like helmets to protect themselves from electricity sparks and temperature of up to 20,000 degree Celsius or more than 3,600 degree Fahrenheit. Well there's a selected group of welders, who take the risk to weld underwater. Usually water and flames do not mix. But for these extremely talented and brave individuals, its just another day at the submerged office. Employees who work in this field, are asked to repair cracked pipes, damaged ships, leaking dams and more depending on the situation they risk facing explosions, drowning, harmful wildlife and most importantly the regular pressure hazards associated with diving underwater.
Moving on to the next job, it's obscure, its dangerous and its being a crab fisherman. Fishermen, particularly crab fishermen are forced to face the unpredictable open waters. If a big storm hits when they are out in the sea, it could lead to their worst nightmare. Dealing with live animals doesn't make the grind easier either. Carbs especially the larger ones have some seriously sharp pincers and they're not afraid to use them when they're threatened. To make the matter worse, the boats usually go hundreds of miles if not even more away from any sort of medical assistance. It's obvious that there would be a first aid kit on the vessels, but how far will it help us?
We all love magic. We all love the swords, the knife throwing, cutting somebody in half tricks. Its all fun until somebody gets hurt. We're not talking about the magician, but we're talking about the magician's assistant. These brave souls, put their lives on the line and put their ultimate trust on their magicians. Generally you don't question the decision your boss is making, especially if they are the ones writing your cheque. For a magicians's assistant, if that decision is to stand up against a wall while he fires axes that fling withing mere inches from your limbs. Unfortunately we've seen happen again and again. However this is due to one of the two reasons, either lack of proper training or uncertainty. In order for a trick to work, you have to commit to it 100%. Any hesitation or any step out of line... you know what happens.
Our next profession is the adored pilot. Chances of a plane falling out of a sky is almost minimal. In fact according to statistics, the probability of your plane falling down is 1 in 5.4 million. However that's for commercial pilots and larger air crafts. For bush pilots its a whole another story where you are flying through jungles and forests, compared to the open skies. The weather can change in an instant. Smaller planes struggle with wind more than larger ones and they also have to deal with intense fog when flying closer to the ground. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 87 out of every 100,000 bush pilots will have one catastrophic fatal flight. Don't let that scare you though, keep in mind that flying is still much safer than driving.
Our next professions sees the pilots taking to the skies and soffs, because they go one step further the outer atmosphere. Yup we are talking about astronauts, besides the obvious the risks associated with rocketing into space like the lack of sophisticated medical care, an extremely high g force on lift off, floating hazards and the concept of simply floating away into oblivion. As soon as you leave the spacecraft, there's also a new threat that NASA has just discovered. A recent study shows that astronauts who were part of the Apollo program are today suffering high mortality rates because of heart disease. But whats the correlation here? As it turns out during their trip to the moon, they came face to face with high levels of deep space radiation and it took years for any effects to surface. While not as high up in the atmosphere this profession is not suitable for anybody with a fear of height.
Next one on our list is logging workers. There are a group of tree cutting experts who sit perched up in the tree tops, suspended in the air and supported by flimsy harness lumberjacks. They put themselves in a serious danger with every job they take on. What does the Bureau of Labor Statistics have to say about it? Its a pretty clear outcome with one hundred and thirty five point nine out of a hundred thousand workers meeting their fate, logging workers have the most dangerous occupation in America. Besides the risk of simply falling from the treetops these guys are also dealing with heavy and sharp machinery including axes and chainsaws which when misuses can cause some serious damage. And the tree they are cutting down decides its side to fall.
Whenever you're working with animals, there's always an element of risk involved. We saw it with the snake milkers and crab fishermen and it's no different for our next profession, welcoming the Bull Riders. Whether you agree with the premise of bull riding as a sport or not, there are a number of athletes across America and the wider world who ride these animals competitively and professionally. Believe it or not professional bull riders can easily bring in million of dollars if they are at the top of the game. Hmm, maybe its time for a career change! But no, because when we factor in the insane amount of risk its suddenly a whole lot less inviting. Bull riding is the rodeo sport with the highest rate of injury to humans and there's evidence to prove it. According to a study taken in Australia, over a period of six years, the number of incidents are only increasing as the years go on.
Next profession in our list is a landmine remover. Seriously this career does exist and you only have to know what a land mine is to understand the serious mortal dangers that a day on the job entails. Depending on which country you live in this job might fall into the military. In either case however this job that must be done for the sake of innocent society members there are many formerly war torn areas completely covered in landmines. How do they remove these potentially explosive devices? The only way possible by exploding them. Mines are blown up with more explosives, although its possible to destroy them using certain chemicals or extreme heat. no matter the method the danger remains sky high. Would you be brave enough to walk through a field knowing that you could be blown away at any moment.
Our next job is in the zoo, where our next dangerous job awaits. The humble zookeeper makes no mistake about it when you are dealing with wild beasts, everything can turn sour in the blink of an eye. We've seen the Great Australian icon Steve Irwin, dangled slabs of meat in front of crocodiles, who could have ripped his head off with its 3700 pounds per square inch bite force. If you've been keeping up with the binge worthy Netflix shows, then you would have seen the immediate damage that any tiger can do to a zookeeper in tiger kin. No matter how strong a bond between a man and a beast is, we can never be too sure about how animals will react in untested situations.
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