5 Jobs Considered To Be Dangerous but Pays Well

Dangerous jobs often come with more than just bragging rights. Jobs with areas of specialty requires weeks, months and some years of specific training and before been employed it also requires years of experience. The jobs we complied are exotic and take home is very resonable. There’s no sitting behind a desk holding Biros and pencils in these jobs you are about to read. These jobs require a level head, constant training, and the knowledge that "danger" is simply part of the job description.

 Dangerous, specialized, high demand jobs allow the professionals that fill these roles to make a significant amount of money based on the risks and expertise needed to get the job done. Whether it’s working as a public servant, serving in the military, personal business, entertainment industries, these career paths are mentally and physically demanding. When working in these fields, one has to work hard and also play hard.

5. Police Officer

Working as a police officer is grueling work. You are dealing with the public on a minute to minute basis, and you never know what to expect when you encounter a civilian. While many people are kind and respectful towards police officers, others  have a more hostile, agitated approach to anyone  wearing a badge.

Earning good money as a law enforcement officer  may take years to achieve, but the pay off for the  years of service to the community and the  experience gained is well worth the hardships it  takes to advance in rank and pay.

4. Iron Worker

Iron workers are workers within the construction industry who fabricate and manipulate steel and other materials to create and reinforce nearly all structures we use every day. Iron workers are responsible for creating and keeping structures of most any size functional and safe.

While pay range can vary depending upon whether or not the worker is part of a union or a non-union  group, the demand for the area and the scope of  the job, iron workers can make a comfortable  salary.

What makes iron working a dangerous job is that iron workers are exposed to all weather conditions; work in small spaces, on roofs, bridges, in tunnels and nearly anywhere that commercial construction work takes place. Iron workers use welders and work with power tools in these cramped spaces, increasing the chance of injury for workers

3. Airline Pilot

With all the advances in technology today, it is easy to forget that the airline flights that allow us  to travel most anywhere in the world within a  matter of hours are controlled and operated by  people. With the responsibility of safely delivering passengers, trade goods, relief packages and other items, airline pilots are given the extreme  responsibility of safely transporting life and life  saving goods every day.

2. Surgeon

As some of the most highly specialized people in their field, surgeons perform life saving duties on  a day to day basis. Whether it’s a plastic surgeon, general surgeon or a specialist, these medical doctors spend years training to become the best physicians they can be.

While there is the obvious danger to the patient who could have an adverse reaction or complication from surgery, the surgeons themselves are also at risk due to their field of work. With each surgery, these doctors are exposed to the bodily fluids of another person (or multiple people in cases of transfusions and transplants), making it shockingly easy for the surgeon to contract any number of infections or transmittable diseases their patients  may have.

Still, the stress of the work and the potential for contracting potentially life threatening infections or injuring  themselves during a procedure makes this job  extremely dangerous.

1. Astronaut

Of every high paying, dangerous job in the job market today, nothing is quiet as alluring and  terrifying as being an astronaut. While countless numbers of kids grow up dreaming of soaring into  outer space, the demands on both the body and  mind that are required to prepare for being an  astronaut make these professionals an extremely elite group.

Complied by Adekunle Adewale(@hrhmayowa)