Work is a necessary thing for almost all Britons to make ends meet and pay bills – but some jobs are far more dangerous than others.
The most deadly industry to work in is construction, according to First4Lawyers, and this form of work has claimed the lives of 382 people in the last 10 years.
However, agriculture has killed the most Britons so far in 2017.
Scotland is the region that most Britons have died at work, according to the law firm, and 172 workers have died at their occupation from 2008 to 2017.
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Although a total of 1267 people have died whilst at work since 2008, 382 of those were in the construction industry which is more than any other industry.
However, in 2017 alone, agriculture has killed the most so far – a total of 16 people.
Working in both service and agricultural industries is also pretty risky, accounting for 287 and 269 deaths respectively since 2008. On the other hand, the safest industry to work in is utilities.
When breaking the data down by region, 176 deaths occurred in Scotland, which is the highest across Britain.
Thirty-five per cent of workplace deaths in Scotland occurred in the agricultural industry, with 61 losing their lives at work in the last 10 years – making it the deadliest sector to work in for Scots.
First4Lawyers analysed decade of workplace death data as well as yearly salaries to find out which is the deadliest industry to work in and how much you get paid for it.
Experts at First4Lawyers have analysed open data from the Health and Safety Executive, which looks at how many deaths have occurred in the workplace in the last 10 years from 2008 until now.
When it came to the luckiest region, the North East came out on top, with just 39 people dying because of a workplace accident. The majority of these were in the agricultural industry.
Average salary of the UK’s deadliest industries:
Agriculture: £31,857
Construction: £36,702
Extractive: £40,162
Manufacturing: £31,832
Service: £30,597
Water/Waste Management: £29,185