Garbage collector death rate: 47/100,000 per year Roofer death rate: 35/100,000 per year Lumberjack death rate: 92/100,000 per year Police death rate: 13/100

Garbage collector death rate: 47/100,000 per year Roofer death rate: 35/100,000 per year Lumberjack death rate: 92/100,000 per year Police death rate: 13/100,000 per year None of these jobs requires a college degree. The average roofer salary is 36k/year, 42% of the salary of a job with a 63% lower death rate. http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/jobs_jeopardy/ http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/jobs_jeopardy/ http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates_2009hb.pdf http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates_2009hb.pdf http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-roofing http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-roofing