Profession | Times More Likely to Commit Suicide than Average |
Physicians | 1.87 times |
Dentists | 1.67 times |
Veterinarians | 1.54 times |
Finance workers | 1.51 times |
Chiropractors | 1.50 times |
Heavy construction operators | 1.46 |
Urban planners | 1.43 times |
Hand molders | 1.39 times |
Sellers of real estate | 1.38 |
Assemblers of electrical equipments | 1.36 |
Lawyers | 1.33 times |
Lathe operators | 1.33 times |
Farm managers | 1.32 times |
Operators of heat treating equipments | 1.32 times |
Electricians | 1.31 times |
Precision woodworkers | 1.3 times |
Pharmacists | 1.29 times |
Natural scientists | 1.28 times |
And the answer is... Hand molders.
Um... What is an occupation least expected to see ranked 8th on a list of suicide by occupations, Alex?
I spent a good part of my career as a broker for a large broker in NYC....horrible business, I knew when I was 35-40 it was a young man’s game and once you hit late 40s you were a dinosaur and they look for reasons to fire you. Horrible, Horrible way to make a living.