Ranked: The Industries Where Violence, Low Pay, and Burnout Collide
The Workplace Violence Worker Risk Index scores five U.S. industries across four equally weighted metrics: workplace violence rate, average annual wage, burnout rate, and turnover impact. Each metric is normalized on a 0–10 scale against the worst-performing industry in that category and averaged into a composite Worker Risk Score, where 10 represents the worst possible outcome. Higher scores indicate greater combined risk to worker safety, financial stability, and psychological wellbeing.
Risk tiers: Critical (7.5–10.0), High (5.0–7.4), Elevated (2.5–4.9), Moderate (0–2.4).