[jconn]

Tough to look at stats like these. A great reminder how lucky most of us on HN are to earn a living behind a keyboard.

Was anyone else surprised that employment in the military isn't on this list?

[TheCoelacanth]

Only because that's not a job that the BLS collects data on. Later on in the article it's mentioned that being in active duty military is slightly less dangerous than logging, though more dangerous than any of the other jobs.