Under capitalism, a lot of the time, highly dangerous jobs are also highly paid. Kind of a balance that the individual decides to engage with. Same idea behind getting an advanced degree in STEM or law. I think of my job by example, I’m a power plant operator at a large combined cycle plant. No fucking shot I’d be doing this if the pay wasn’t good. I’m around explosive and deadly hot shit all day.

  • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
    94·
    3 days ago

    Im speaking from my anecdotal experience of working a dangerous job. I do it 1. Because I genuinely find it interesting 2. Because it pays better than most jobs. If the pay part wasn’t there I’d find something equally interesting in engineering that paid well.

    • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
      83·
      2 days ago

      Your job isn’t dangerous. It’s potentially dangerous…but well-regulated and rated as very safe by employment standards.

      Resource extraction jobs, for example, are statistically the least safe and tend to not pay well.

      • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
        54·
        2 days ago

        3 times higher than national average for fatalities… based on the bureau of labor statistics, but sure, tell me again I have a safe job. You recognize not being the MOST dangerous doesnt make it not dangerous right?

        • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
          43·
          2 days ago

          Your job remains statistically safe. Calling it “dangerous” isn’t accurate.

          Your argument is like saying flying is more dangerous than other travel because you die more often when there’s an accident.

              • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
                22·
                2 days ago

                In the US around 30 people a year die from chainsaws. Because that number is small compared to other hazards, chainsaws are safe and not dangerous. This is your argument, do you see that, at all?

                • MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.worldEnglish
                  32·
                  2 days ago

                  Yes. Chainsaws are very safe…if you get a newer chainsaw you basically have to intentionally injure yourself with it.

                  Seems like this is a pointless argument about potentially dangerous vs statistically dangerous.

                  I’ll concede that you’re paid well because all the training you receive to make your dangerous job safe puts a premium on labour in your sector. Better?

                  I’m trying to stick to your original question, though: the most (statistically) dangerous jobs under capitalism aren’t very well paid - relatively (like resource extraction), and under communism all jobs aren’t paid the same.