| Although no job is completely safe, Alaskan crab | | | | food for crabs. |
| fishing jobs are far more dangerous than other | | | | First off, you need to physically look at the boat |
| types of summer jobs. The entire Alaskan fishing | | | | offering up the Alaskan crab fishing jobs. Don't be |
| industry was named "most hazardous job in | | | | put off by a boat's age - it's the condition of the |
| America" by the National Institute for Occupational | | | | boat you need to pay attention to. The most |
| Safety and Health. Fishing jobs in Alaska pay a | | | | important things you are looking for is a life boat, |
| high enough wage to tempt many college | | | | a working GPS navigational system and an ample |
| students for having a unique addition to their | | | | supply of survival suits and not just life jackets. |
| resume. | | | | Life jackets will not be enough to protect you |
| Roll Out The Numbers | | | | from the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific. |
| Alaskan work related deaths are five times | | | | When On The Boat |
| greater than the national average, mainly due to | | | | Experienced fishermen may take some teachings |
| fishing jobs. For every 100,000 workers in Alaska, | | | | about basic boat safety for granted. They've |
| 35 will die in a year, while in almost every other | | | | been doing their jobs for so long that they can |
| state, only about 7 will die on the job. This makes | | | | wrongly assume that boat safety is common |
| about 195 deaths in the Alaskan fishing industry | | | | knowledge on dry land. Every time you are on |
| per year. If you are considering taking one of | | | | the deck, you need to have a life line tied to you |
| many Alaskan crab fishing jobs open, you need to | | | | so that if you fall overboard, you can be towed |
| do a lot of homework to be sure you will survive | | | | back to the boat. You also need to be wearing a |
| to collect your paycheck. | | | | floatational vest of some kind. |
| How Do They Die? | | | | If you know absolutely nothing about boats, then |
| Because of the dearth of employment | | | | you really need to rethink getting a job on an |
| opportunities in many parts of America, some | | | | Alaskan fishing boat. You are stuck out on the |
| college students feel that they have no choice but | | | | ocean for months. No one is going to turn the |
| to head to Alaska for a job on a fishing boat. By | | | | boat around just because you're seasick. You |
| looking at how most of the fishermen died (or | | | | need to at least have some experience on a boat |
| the theories as to how they died), you can help | | | | (not just a rowboat or canoe) in order to have a |
| lessen your chances of sharing their watery fate. | | | | much better chance of not only surviving, but |
| You want to be getting crabs for food - not be | | | | thriving at your job. |