Table 1. Relative risk of workplace suicide for selected occupations, 1999-2001

Table 1. Relative risk of workplace suicide for selected occupations, 1999-2001
Occupation	Relative risk
All Occupations	1.00
Managers and administrators, not elsewhere classified	1.93
Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations	1.84
Mechanics and repairers, except supervisors	1.82
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, repairers	3.09
Automobile mechanics and apprentices	3.17
Motor vehicle operators	2.06
Truck drivers	2.36
Military occupations	5.39
Police and detectives, including supervisors	5.34
Police and detectives, public service	6.99
Cleaning and building service occupations, except household	1.52
Construction trades, except supervisors	0.99
Guards, including supervisors	2.11
Guards and police, except public service	2.40
Managers, food serving and lodging establishments	2.79
Farmers, except horticultural	4.67
Laborers, except construction	1.91
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Current Population Survery. Resident military data from the Department of Defense were included where appropriate.