According to a report from 2024 as AFA Insurance Most of the most work -related fatal accidents in the construction industry, among professionals and in agriculture. The statistics show that the most common cause of a fatal accident is some type of high altitude case.
News24 List some of Sweden’s most dangerous job – and how much you earn.
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Roofers
According to statistics from The Swedish Work Environment Authority as Svenska Dagbladet Compiled, roofers are one of the professions where most deaths occurred between 2008 and 2018. Working at high altitudes can pose a risk to life, and it also happens that a roof or position gives way, which can lead to dangerous masses.
According to statistics from Statistics Sweden If a roofer earns an average of SEK 36,900 per month, before tax.
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A roofer earns an average of SEK 36,900 a month, before tax. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/Ttrigkes drivers
People who work out on the roads are also more vulnerable, according to Svenska Dagbladet’s compilation. Statistics from The transport worker Shows that about ten truck drivers died at work during 2023. Most accidents occur in connection with driving, but also during loading and unloading.
According to Statistics Sweden: S figures earn a truck driver on average SEK 32,500 before tax.
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Firefighters
Working as a firefighter can pose a danger to life. According to the statistics from the Swedish Work Environment Authority compiled by Svenska Dagbladet, eight firefighters at work were killed between 2008 and 2018. The statistics show, among other things, that fall accidents are common among firefighters.
A firefighter earns an average of SEK 36,200 before tax, according to figures from Statistics Sweden.
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A firefighter earns an average of SEK 36,200 before tax, according to figures from Statistics Sweden. Photo: Vidar Ruud/TTTMora operators
Working as a machine operator often means that you need to monitor one or more machines. Being trapped in a machine is the cause of death of several of the machine operators who died at work, according to the statistics from the Swedish Work Environment Authority.
Depending on the type of machine operator you work as, and in which industry, the average salary varies between SEK 26,000 and SEK 36,700 before tax, according to statistics from Statistics Sweden.
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Electrician
Working with electrical installations or near electrical installations can entail risks, and electricians are also one of the professions that are classified as one of the most dangerous, and which is included in Svenska Dagbladet’s compilation. The most common cause of death is that you get power in it.
According to numbers from Statistics Sweden Earns an electrician on average as much as SEK 36,700 before tax.
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