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Where you work affects your risk of dying by suicide. For example, loggers, musicians and workers in the oil and gas industries<\/a>\u00a0have much higher rates of suicide than the rest of the population.<\/p>\n

But on the flip side, some professions have very low rates of suicide. One of them is education. National and state data shows that educators in the U.S., including teachers, professors and librarians, are among the\u00a0least likely to die by suicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re a team of researchers at the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University. We manage\u00a0Arizona\u2019s Violent Death Reporting System<\/a>, part of a surveillance system sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with counterparts in\u00a0all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico<\/a>. We collect data on violent deaths, including suicide, thanks to agreements with local medical examiners and law enforcement.<\/p>\n

When public health researchers like us look at suicide data, we often focus on high-risk populations to learn where intervention and prevention are most needed. But we can learn from low-risk populations such as educators too.<\/p>\n

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Why some professions have higher suicide rates<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Over the past 25 years, the suicide rate in the U.S. has increased significantly.<\/p>\n

The age-adjusted rate in 2022 was\u00a014.2 suicides per 100,000 people<\/a>, up from 10.9 a little over two decades earlier, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Epidemiologists often adjust data for age to allow for a fairer comparison of incidence rates across populations with different age distributions.<\/p>\n

But not all populations are affected equally. For example,\u00a0military veterans die by suicide at higher rates than civilians<\/a>, as do\u00a0men, older adults and American Indian and Alaska Natives<\/a>, to name a few demographics. In 2022 the suicide rate for men, for instance, was 23 suicides per 100,000, versus 5.9 for women.<\/p>\n

The rate of suicide among the working-age population is also growing. Over the past two decades it has increased by 33%, reaching a rate of\u00a032 suicides per 100,000 for men and eight for women<\/a>\u00a0in 2021. And workers in certain occupations\u00a0are at higher risk of dying by suicide<\/a>\u00a0than others.<\/p>\n

The reasons why are complex and diverse. Workers in construction, an industry with some of the highest suicide rates, may face\u00a0greater stigma getting help for mental health issues<\/a>, while people in other fields such as law enforcement may\u00a0be more exposed to traumatic experiences<\/a>, which can harm their mental health.<\/p>\n

In short, some explanations are directly\u00a0tied to one\u2019s work<\/a>, such as having low job security, little autonomy or agency, and an imbalance of work efforts and rewards. Other factors are more indirect, such as an occupation\u2019s\u00a0demographic makeup<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0type of personality that chooses a profession<\/a>. Together, factors like these help explain the rate of suicide across occupations.<\/p>\n

Teachers, professors and librarians<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Educators, on the other hand, have relatively little suicide risk.<\/p>\n

By educators, we mean workers\u00a0classified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>\u00a0as \u201ceducational instruction and library,\u201d which includes\u00a0teachers, tutors, professors, librarians and similar occupations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nationally, about 11 in 100,000 male educators\u00a0died by suicide in 2021<\/a>, with the figure for women being about half that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By contrast, the rate for male workers in arts, design, entertainment, sports and media was 44.5 suicides per 100,000, and the rate for male workers in construction and extraction was 65.6.<\/p>\n

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Data from our state of Arizona follows the same pattern. From 2016 through 2023, a total of\u00a0117 educators died by suicide<\/a>, mostly primary and secondary school teachers. This works out to be an incidence rate of 7.3 suicides per 100,000 educators \u2212 one-third the rate for all Arizona workers and the lowest among all occupations in the state.<\/p>\n

Why educators have a low suicide rate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

So why are educators at such a low risk of suicide? After all, educational professions certainly present their own challenges. For example, many teachers experience\u00a0high amounts of burnout<\/a>, which can cause\u00a0physical and mental health problems<\/a>\u00a0such as headaches, fatigue, anxiety and depression.<\/p>\n

A good place to begin is the profession\u2019s demographic composition. A disproportionately high share of educators\u00a0are women or are married<\/a>\u00a0\u2212\u00a0traits associated<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0lower suicide rates<\/a>. Educators also tend to have high educational attainment, which may\u00a0indirectly protect against suicide<\/a>\u00a0by increasing socioeconomic status and employability.<\/p>\n

Another factor is workplace environment. Workplaces that offer increased access to lethal means such as firearms and medications\u00a0are associated with higher suicide rates<\/a>. This helps explain why workers in\u00a0law enforcement, medical professions and the military<\/a>\u00a0tend to show high rates. The comparatively low availability of lethal means in schools may help keep educators\u2019 rates low.<\/p>\n

In addition, educators\u2019 workplaces, typically schools and campuses, offer rich opportunities to form strong social relationships, which\u00a0improve one\u2019s overall health<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0help workers cope with job stress<\/a>. The unique, meaningful bonds many educators form with their students, administrators and fellow educators may offer support that enhances their mental health.<\/p>\n

Finally, based on more contextual information in our Arizona database, we found that a lower proportion of educators who died by suicide had an alcohol or drug abuse problem. Alcohol or substance abuse problems can increase\u00a0suicidal ideation<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0other work-related risk factors<\/a>\u00a0such as job insecurity and work-related injury. In short, educators may live a healthier lifestyle compared with some other workers.<\/p>\n

Improving worker health<\/strong><\/h4>\n

So, what can workers and employers in other professions learn from this, and how can we improve worker health?<\/p>\n

One lesson is to develop skills to cope with job stress. All professions are capable of producing stress, which can negatively\u00a0affect a person\u2019s mental<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0physical health<\/a>. Identifying the root cause of job stress and applying coping skills, such as positive thinking, meditation and goal-setting,\u00a0can have beneficial effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Developing a social network at the workplace is also key. High-quality social relationships can improve health to a degree\u00a0on par with quitting smoking<\/a>. Social relationships provide\u00a0tangible and intangible support<\/a>\u00a0and help establish one\u2019s sense of purpose and identity. This applies outside the workplace, too. So promoting work-life balance is one way organizations can help their employees.<\/p>\n

Organizations can also strive to foster a positive workplace culture. One aspect of such a culture is establishing\u00a0a sense of meaning or purpose<\/a>\u00a0in the work.\u00a0For educators<\/a>, this feature may help offset some of the profession\u2019s challenges.\u00a0Other aspects<\/a>\u00a0include appreciating employees for their hard work, identifying and magnifying employee strengths, and not creating a toxic workplace.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that continued research on occupational health is important. In the context of educators, more research is needed to understand how risk differs between and within specific groups. Despite their overall low risk, no person or demographic is immune to suicide, and every suicide is preventable.<\/p>\n

Author Bios:<\/strong> Jordan Batchelor is a Research Analyst at the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Charles Max Katz is Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety and Taylor Cox is Program Coordinator, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice all at Arizona State University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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