High Risk Occupations for Musculoskeletal Disorders

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economic News Release

  • Registered nurses, nursing assistants and psychiatric aides
  • Firefighters and prevention workers
  • Laborers and freight, stock and material movers
  • Janitors and cleaners
  • Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
  • Refuse and recyclable material collectors
  • Stock clerks and order fillers
  • Maids and housekeeping cleaners
  • Light truck or delivery services drivers
  • Telecommunications line installers and repairers
  • Bus drivers, transit and intercity
  • Production workers
  • Police and sheriff patrol officers
  • Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
  • Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
  • Maintenance and repair workers, general