The suicide rate in the U.S. among people age 16 to 64 increased 34 percent from 2000-16, according to a report from the CDC.
Using information from the 17 states that participated in the 2012 and 2015 National Violent Death Reporting System, the CDC analyzed suicide deaths by Standard Occupational Classification major groups to better understand suicide among different occupational groups and inform suicide prevention efforts.
Based on the research, which may not be nationally representative because it comes from only 17 states, here are the occupational groups with the highest rates of suicide for men:
1. Construction and extraction: jobs such as carpenters and electricians
2. Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media: jobs such as illustrators, designers, professional sports players and actors
3. Installation, maintenance and repair: jobs such as mechanics, electrical line installers and medical equipment repairers
Here are the occupational groups with the highest rates of suicide for women, according to the CDC:
1. Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media: jobs such as illustrators, designers, professional sports players and actors
2. Protective service: jobs such as firefighters, law enforcement workers and criminal investigators
3. Healthcare support: jobs such as nursing assistants, home health aides and medical transcriptionists
Access the full CDC report here.
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