Trucking, the 2nd highest fatality career

According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, 786 truck drivers were killed on the job in 2016.

 That’s 78 percent of the 1,012 motor vehicle operator fatalities reported for the year.

Across all occupations in the U.S., there were 5,190 fatalities reported, an increase from 4,846 in 2015.

Construction had 970 fatalities