idiomaddict comments on Anon is 23

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

electricians, pipefitters, millwrights

Electricians, pipefitters, and millwrights have really hazardous jobs. That’s why they get paid so well, directly and indirectly (because it takes a lot of training to do those jobs safely).

I’m not trying to discourage anyone from taking these jobs, but they’re not risk free.

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Define "really hazardous".

What are the rates of workplace injury for trades compared to the rates of people getting long term health effects caused by sedentary work conditions?

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[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Per 100k full time employees, 1.6, 3.1, and 1.8/year versus 0.8/year for electricians, pipefitters, and millwrights, respectively, vs office workers.

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago

So based on those statistics, I will say that those trades are definitely not "really dangerous". Tortilla manufacturering is twice as dangerous at 6.2, and hospital workers were up above 10. Going from 0.8 to 1.6 is like going from laying on your couch to walking down the sidewalk.

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[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

… you’re looking at those backwards, those are all lower rates lol.

Falls are the largest issue with trades and cause the most injuries, and all of the trades you listed are the ones that use heights the least.

None of the ones you listed Even come close to the top 10

A construction flagger is at far higher risk of injury, and that has almost no training as well, the risk is a very small portion of the pay.

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