Working male suicide rate by detailed occupation group U.S. 2016

In 2016, the highest suicide rate in the U.S. for working males was among fishing and hunting workers at 119.9 per 100,000 population, followed by a rate of 96.5 per 100,000 population among musicians and singers. This statistic shows the suicide rate among working male civilians in the U.S. in 2016, by detailed occupation group.

Suicide rate among working male civilians in the U.S. in 2016, by detailed occupation group (per 100,000 population)*

Detailed occupation group	Suicide rate per 100,000 population
Fishing and hunting workers	119.9
Musicians, singers, and related workers	96.5
Artists and related workers	93.5
Structural iron and steel workers	79
Millwrights	78.7
Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and reinforcing iron and rebar workers	67.6
Roofers	65.2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	64.8
Machinists	64.2
Construction laborers	62
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	60.8
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	55.2
Automotive body and related repairers	54.9
Carpenters	54.7
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	53.6
Construction equipment operators**	52.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material, movers, hand	51.5
Chefs and head cooks	47.8
Construction managers	45.7
Electricians	44
First-line supervisors of construction trades, and extraction workers	44
Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers	43.2
Painters and paperhangers	36.6
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	35.4
Retail salespersons	31.3
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	30.4
All occupations	27.4

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2016

Age group

16-64 years

Special properties

Civilian, noninstitutionalized working persons

Supplementary notes

* Rates shown for occupations with suicide rates statistically higher than population rate.
**Except paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

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