Table 3.
Rate per 1,000,000 of suicides occurring in the workplace by selected major occupation: CFOI, 2003–2010
| Occupation | Total no. of workers | Gunshot (%) | All other (%) | Totala (%) | Rate per 1,000,000 workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-Protective service occupations | 23,976,400 | 108 (84) | 20 (16) | 128 (7) | 5.3 |
| Supervisors of protective service workers, firefighting & prevention workers, law enforcement workers, other protective service workers (animal control workers, private detectives & investigators, miscellaneous protective service workers) |
17,054,100 | 80 (92) | 7 (8) | 87 (5) | 5.1 |
| Security guards and gaming surveillance officers | 6,922,300 | 28 (68) | 13 (32) | 41 (2) | 5.9 |
| 45-Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations | 7,839,600 | 20 (50) | 20 (50) | 40 (2) | 5.1 |
| 49-Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations | 40,963,400 | 58 (42) | 79 (58) | 137 (8) | 3.3 |
| Automotive body/service repairers and technicians | 8,325,500 | 22 (42) | 30 (58) | 52 (3) | 6.2 |
| 1st line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, repairers | 2,690,800 | 11 (58) | 8 (42) | 19 (1) | 7.1 |
| Maintenance and repair workers general | 3,100,500 | 9 (41) | 13 (59) | 22 (1) | 7.1 |
| All other | 26,846,700 | 16 (36) | 28 (64) | 44 (3) | 1.6 |
| 53-Transportation & material moving occupations | 68,402,400 | 55 (33) | 110 (67) | 165 (10) | 2.4 |
| Truck drivers | 26,401,000 | 34 (42) | 47 (58) | 81 (5) | 3.1 |
| Laborers and freight stock and material movers hand | 14,423,700 | 5 (16) | 26 (84) | 31 (2) | 2.1 |
| All other | 27,577,800 | 16 (29) | 37 (70) | 53 (3) | 1.9 |
| 11-13 Management occupations, business, & financial operations occupations |
167,954,600 | 189 (58) | 139 (42) | 328 (19) | 2.0 |
| Farmers and ranchers | 6,189,700 | 37 (60) | 25 (40) | 62 (4) | 10.0 |
| Food service managers | 7,623,300 | 20 (59) | 14 (41) | 34 (2) | 4.5 |
| Construction managers | 8,024,400 | 16 (62) | 10 (38) | 26 (2) | 3.2 |
| All other | 146,117,200 | 116 (56) | 90 (44) | 206 (12) | 1.4 |
| 37-Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occupations | 42,346,600 | 25 (29) | 60 (71) | 85 (5) | 2.0 |
| Janitors and cleaners | 16,715,400 | 7 (19) | 29 (81) | 36 (2) | 2.2 |
| Landscaping and grounds keeping workers | 9,828,700 | 8 (33) | 16 (66) | 24 (1) | 2.4 |
| All other | 15,802,500 | 10 (40) | 15 (60) | 25 (1) | 1.6 |
| Other/Unknown | 782,011,800 | 373 (44) | 463 (55) | 836 (49) | 1.1 |
| Total | 1,133,494,800 | 828(48) | 891 (52) | 1,719 (100) |
1.5 |
Note: Suicide totals and rates were generated by the authors with restricted access to CFOI microdata.
a
denotes column percentage
CFOI, Census of Fatal Occupational Injury