Each occupation catalogued by the US government is placed within one of 23 major groups in its Standard Occupational Classification. All 23 of these major groups are represented below. (Note that this chart should NOT be used to determine the most dangerous occupations!) SOURCE: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
| ◼ Computer and mathematical | 9 |
| ◼ Legal | 12 |
| ◼ Healthcare support | 18 |
| ◼ Life, physical, and social sciences | 22 |
| ◼ Education, training, and library | 26 |
| ◼ Business and financial operations | 28 |
| ◼ Community and social services | 30 |
| ◼ Architecture and engineering | 47 |
| ◼ Arts, design, sports, and media | 51 |
| ◼ Healthcare practitioners and technical | 57 |
| ◼ Personal care and service | 59 |
| ◼ Military | 60 |
| ◼ Food preparation and serving-related | 61 |
| ◼ Office and administrative support | 95 |
| ◼ Production | 246 |
| ◼ Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | 256 |
| ◼ Protective service | 271 |
| ◼ Farming, fishing, and forestry | 273 |
| ◼ Sales and related | 286 |
| ◼ Installation, maintenance,and repair | 374 |
| ◼ Management | 525 |
| ◼ Construction and extraction | 983 |
| ◼ Transportation and material moving | 1340 |
| ◼ Total average fatalities, all occupations | 5129 |