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Old August 14th 07, 06:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Robert M. Gary
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Default Piloting is the second most dangerous occupation

On Aug 11, 6:55 pm, Judah wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote :

According to numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and CNN,
being a pilot is the second most dangerous occupation in the country
(being a fisherman is in first place).


According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on page 5 of the report he

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf

"Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers" appears second on a list of "Selected
Occupations with high fatality rates, 2006", having 87.8 fatalities per
100,000 employed, and 101 total fatalities in 2006.


What do they mean by "Selected"?