Job groups with largest excesses of work-related mortality as a proportion of total deaths from all causes: men aged 20–74 years, England and Wales, 1991–2000
| Job group | Number of deaths from all causes | Cause of death (ICD-9 code) | Excess deaths | Excess deaths per 1000 deaths from all causes |
| Publicans and bar staff | 12446 | Other alcohol-related diseases (303, 305.0, 425.5, 535.3, 571.1–571.3, E860.0, E860.1) | 263 | 21.1 |
| Cirrhosis (not specified as biliary) (571.5) | 98 | 7.9 | ||
| Cancer of the oral cavity (141, 143, 144, 145) | 75 | 6.0 | ||
| Cancer of the larynx (161) | 64 | 5.1 | ||
| Cancer of the liver (155) | 43 | 3.5 | ||
| Cancer of the pharynx (146–148) | 39 | 3.1 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 582 | 46.7 | ||
| Other coal miners | 24621 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (491, 492, 496) | 586 | 23.8 |
| Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (500) | 423 | 17.2 | ||
| Other pneumoconiosis (503, 505) | 35 | 1.4 | ||
| Other work-related causes (502, E846-E848, E916, E919) | 14 | 0.6 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 1058 | 43.0 | ||
| Aircraft flight deck officers | 814 | Air transport accidents (E840–E845) | 33 | 40.1 |
| Steel erectors | 3675 | Cancer of the bronchus (162) | 106 | 28.8 |
| Other work-related causes (158.8, 158.9, 163, 501, E881, E882, E884, E888, E916, E919) | 34 | 9.1 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 139 | 37.9 | ||
| Fire service personnel | 2643 | Cancer of the bronchus (162) | 60 | 22.7 |
| Motor vehicle traffic accidents (E810–E819) | 25 | 9.5 | ||
| Other work-related causes (163, E890–E899) | 8 | 3.0 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 93 | 35.3 | ||
| Metal plate workers | 4120 | Cancer of the bronchus (162) | 61 | 14.8 |
| Cancer of the pleura (163) | 30 | 7.3 | ||
| Other work-related causes (158.8, 158.9, 501) | 15 | 3.6 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 106 | 25.7 | ||
| Shotblasters | 389 | Chronic bronchitis and emphysema (491, 492, 496) | 9 | 22.4 |
| Injury by being caught between objects (E918) | 1 | 2.5 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 10 | 25.0 | ||
| Managers in construction | 5578 | Cancer of the bronchus (162) | 112 | 20.0 |
| Other work-related causes (158.8, 158.9, 163) | 16 | 2.9 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 128 | 22.9 | ||
| Face trained coalmining workers, shotfirers and deputies | 3275 | Chronic bronchitis and emphysema (491, 492, 496) | 32 | 9.8 |
| Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (500) | 28 | 8.5 | ||
| Other work-related causes (503, 505, E916, E918, E919) | 6 | 1.9 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 66 | 20.3 | ||
| Fishing and related workers | 1284 | Water transport accidents (E830–E838) | 25 | 19.1 |
| Metal polishers | 970 | Chronic bronchitis and emphysema (491, 492, 496) | 18 | 18.4 |
| Moulders and coremakers (metal) | 2198 | Chronic bronchitis and emphysema (491, 492, 496) | 37 | 16.9 |
| Other work-related causes (481–483, 486, 503, 505) | 3 | 1.4 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 40 | 18.3 | ||
| Vehicle body builders | 1305 | Cancer of the pleura (163) | 15 | 11.2 |
| Other work-related causes (158.8, 158.9, 501) | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 23 | 17.8 | ||
| Synthetic fibre makers | 204 | Asthma (493) | 3 | 17.0 |
| Mine (excluding coal) and quarry workers | 1658 | Silicosis (502) | 13 | 7.8 |
| Other lung disorders (010–018, 137, 503, 505) | 7 | 4.2 | ||
| Work-related accidental deaths (E820-E825, E916, E918, E919) | 7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total work-related mortality | 27 | 16.2 |