Updated 4 years ago

The pandemic's most hazardous jobs

By Kelli Nguyen, Editor at LinkedIn News

Updated 4 years ago

With only 29% of Americans able to work from home, healthy social distancing isn't a luxury all workers can afford, writes the World Economic Forum. Some jobs carry a higher risk of contagion than others depending on required human contact, physical proximity to others and exposure to hazardous conditions. Dental workers, respiratory specialists, sports medicine physicians and frontline health care workers are among the most at risk. Other notable occupations include bus drivers and cashiers, whose workers have been providing essential services throughout the pandemic.

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