10 reasons to have a dangerous job

2.   Pay:   Dangerous jobs salaries cover a wide spectrum – from very low to very high. The basic rule of thumb is that the more difficult the job, the more training and experience needed and the higher the cost of making a mistake – the higher the salary will be. Many dangerous jobs offer high pay for uneducated workers – a high school diploma is enough for many jobs in which the earning potential is high.

3.   Opportunities:   Many dangerous jobs offer opportunities don’t come easily in other professions. From career opportunities to travelling around the world and learning a profession – some dangerous jobs offer it all. The entry requirements are another major advantage – many high paying dangerous jobs can be found with a high school diploma and some professional course alone – college and university degrees are not standard for these jobs. Dangerous jobs offer a decent and even above average standard of living for those without higher education.

4.   Lifestyle:   Some dangerous jobs are more than just a job – they are a lifestyle. Commercial fishing, ranching and combat military positions are much more than just jobs. The commitment, demands and irregular hours of these jobs turn these professions into ways of life. These are not jobs that end at 5 pm, and for some people this is the only way to go through life.

5.    Personal Fulfillment:   Let’s face it – most office jobs don’t leave you with a sense of satisfaction at the end of the day. And one thing dangerous jobs are good at is leaving a sense of satisfaction. Working outdoors, operating heavy, expensive machines and equipment and seeing, touching and feeling your accomplishments leaves a great sense of fulfillment.

6.   Challenges:   Fulfillment usually comes after meeting challenges – and many dangerous jobs offer challenges on a daily basis. Just ask the bomb squad technician or the bounty hunter how many challenges they face each day. Challenges at work are good – they keep things interesting, and keep you coming back for more.

7.   Team work:   Not for everyone – but for those who love it, the best teamwork around is usually found in dangerous jobs. Combat soldiers, firefighters and fishermen all work in teams, heavily relying on their teammates to get the job done. The dangerous nature of the job pushes team work to the extreme – exposing the best and worst of each team member, but building a tight knitted group like nothing else.

8.   Outdoors:    Office and indoor work is not for everyone. And many dangerous jobs are done outdoors – far from the florescent lights and cubicles of office life. Ranchers, fishermen and logging workers work outdoors – and get to experience mother nature head on each and every day.

9.   Responsibility:   Heavy machinery, sharp instruments, difficult conditions and a tough job to be done – many dangerous jobs demand responsible people to get the job done. Pilots are responsible for dozens of lives and multi-million dollar aircraft, bomb squad technicians and firefighters must tackle danger head on to save lives, and air traffic controllers are responsible for hundreds of lives at any given moment. Dangerous jobs demand the highest responsibility there is – the direct responsibility for human life.

10.  It’s just cool:    Kids don’t dream of being accountants, lawyers or data analysts – they want to go and do the dangerous stuff. Some dangerous jobs are just cool – ask any firefighter or police officer what responses they receive when they tell others what they do.

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