Title: Top 11 Professions with Highest Suicide Rates - Mental Health Daily
Headings: Top 11 Professions with Highest Suicide Rates
Top 11 Professions with Highest Suicide Rates
Top 11 Professions with Highest Suicide Rates
1. Medical Doctors
2. Dentists
3. Police Officers
4. Veterinarians
5. Financial Services
6. Real Estate Agents
7. Electricians
8. Lawyers
9. Farmers
10. Pharmacists
11. Chemists
Military Personnel & Veterans
National Occupational Mortality Surveillance
Suicide by Occupation (Business Insider)
Occupational suicide rates for white women, black men, black women
What causes suicide in these professions?
British Suicide Rates by Occupation (1980s to 2000s)
1979-1980 / 1982-1983
Suicide Rates: High Skill vs. Low Skill Jobs
France: Suicide by Occupation (2010)
Factors that may increase suicide rates in occupational settings
What to do if your profession is making you suicidal?

Content: It is thought that among those who work in the financial industry, the suicide rate is approximately 1.51 times that of an average worker. Due to the recession that hit the United States and ensuing economic changes, those who work in the financial industry may not feel as secure as they had in the past. Some evidence has demonstrated a clear correlation between suicide in the financial industry and the state of the economy. In a booming economy, the suicide rates plummet due to the fact that the financial workers are likely also raking in more money with less to worry about. In a bust economy, financial advisors are often losing significant amounts of money and have trouble generating business. The fact that the financial market has been subject to instability in recent years, many in the financial industry become stressed and/or depressed. Although these individuals may not have ease of access to pharmaceuticals like doctors and dentists, the pressure to “swim-or-sink” in a poor economy often leads some financial experts to inevitably “sink” and they resort so suicide. Think about it, if your job was at the mercy of a poor economy, you may become stressed. Also, if you are helping others invest and they end up losing money or not meeting projected quotas, it is easy to carry significant guilt. These are all hypothesized reasons that may contribute to elevated suicide rates among those working in the finance industry.