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Research Reveals The 3 Most Dangerous Jobs In North Carolina

Author Melanie Day

Data Shows North Carolina Has The Most Dangerous Rural Roads In America

Driving these days can be a terrifying experience. Especially in Charlotte, it seems the drivers get worse and more aggressive by the day and traffic laws are a mere suggestion. But it’s actually the rural roads that are of concern in North Carolina. New research by Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Anidjar & Levine looked at 10 years’ worth of data including the number of annual miles driven on rural roads and the number of rural road accidents for each state. They used this data to determine which states had the highest occurrence of rural crashes. And it’s North Carolina that has the most dangerous rural roads in America.

That’s right North Carolina ranked first on this list. And that’s not something to celebrate. The state has 70.45 accidents for every billion miles driven. Another interesting statistic is that 44.3% of these crashes occur on roads with a 55 mph speed limit. That’s 64.7% higher than the national average which is 26.9%. In some ways, this makes sense as there are a lot of rural roads in North Carolina. But when you consider the sheer size of other states it is a little crazy that we topped the list.

To create this list the researchers at Anidjar & Levine gathered data from 2012-2021 from agencies including NCDOT, FARS, the U.S. Census Bureau, and FHWA. The rural road accident rate was calculated by dividing the annual miles driven on rural roads by the number of vehicles involved in rural road accidents for each state. Keep reading below to see the top five states with the most dangerous roads in America. North Carolina isn’t the only Carolina in the top 5 either. Stay safe out there North Carolina. Thanks to our friends at Journo Research for sharing this research with us.

Top 5 Most Dangerous Rural Roads In America

 

  • 5. Mississippi

    Welcome to Mississippi sign at the state border

    Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 60.37

    10  year change: 38.4%

  • 4. South Carolina

    A welcome sign at the South Carolina state line.

    Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 63.6

    10  year change: -6.3%

  • 3. West Virginia

    View of road sign

    Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 67.18

    10  year change: -33.6%

  • 2. Connecticut

    Welcome to Connecticut sign on a gray cloudy day with road construction signs

    Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 68.74

    10  year change: -39.0%

  • 1. North Carolina

    Welcome to North Carolina Sign

    Rural crashes per billion miles driven: 70.45

    10  year change: -11.2%


When you think of a dangerous job what is the first thing that comes to mind? My first guess would probably be something like a skydiving instructor, or something that involved heavy machinery. But the answer is a much more common profession. This information comes to us from a study by personal injury lawyers at John Fitch, who shared their research with us. They analyzed the number of non-fatal work injuries by industry. This was calculated at a per 200 million hours worked rate. That data landed on the three following careers being the most dangerous jobs in North Carolina.

Coming in at number 3? Air transportation. I guess I can see this when you factor in cargo planes, and those loading the planes, helicopters, or other aircraft. Helicopters are certainly dangerous (and something I will never get into). But for commercial airlines, I have a hard time seeing where mass amounts of injuries are coming from. Number 2 makes a little more sense to me, especially in the context of non-life-threatening injuries. It’s nursing and residential care facilities employees. There is a risk of injury due to the nature of the work, the potential for combative patients, and the working conditions.

And coming in at number one on this list, is veterinary services. Animals can be incredibly unpredictable, especially in agitating situations like being on the receiving end of veterinary care. Not to mention vets don’t just deal with cats and dogs, but large animals at zoos, farm animals, and even reptiles.

Yeah, I’m good sitting in an office all day. Here hopefully my biggest risk of injury is stepping wrong on my walking pad treadmill at my desk. Thanks to our friends at John Fitch for providing us with this interesting data on the most dangerous jobs in North Carolina.

 

Melanie Day is a graduate of North Carolina State University. She has worked for Beasley since 2012 in a variety of behind-the-scenes roles in both digital and promotions. Melanie writes about a diverse range of topics some of her favorites include travel, restaurants, Taylor Swift, and college athletics. When not at work you'll find her at a country concert or NC State sporting event.

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