You forgot “Simon’s dungeon-bound scriptwriter”.

Two very dangerous jobs not mentioned are commercial fishing and farming but I'm really surprised the pitiful case of the luminous watch dial painters didn't make the list.

Being an electrical lineman in the 1900's was an exceedingly dangerous job. Back then, the mortality rate was up to 50%. Even today, it is listed as one of the 10 most dangerous jobs in the country.

I had to make sure I was hearing Simon right when he said, scrotal cancer: Chimney sweep's cancer, also called soot wart, is a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin of the scrotum. It has the distinction of being the first reported form of occupational cancer, and was initially identified by Percivall Pott in 1775.[1] It was initially noticed as being prevalent amongst chimney sweeps.

[CLANG]. Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!

In the 1970s, my best friends older sister moved to a Northern state and became a stripper. Let's call her Sheila. Sheila worked in an adult book store that also had rooms you could go in which were divided in half by glass. On the other side of that glass was a stripper. Sometimes it was Sheila. The strippers would dance or for a fee, they would use whatever device you had purchased at the adult book store. (They sold more than books). Now, Sheila did not have the worst job in that place. The worst job was held by a little old man who worked there. His job was to go in the room after the customer and clean the glass.

Interesting trivia on Thomas Midgely Jr In 1940, at the age of 51, Midgley contracted polio, which left him severely disabled. He devised an elaborate system of ropes and pulleys to lift himself out of bed. In 1944, he became entangled in the device and died of strangulation.

I have swept chimneys professionally, and one would come home absolutely black with soot, body wash and loofah would barely cope. I loved the job, however, climbing on rooftops all over Eastern Mass and Rhode Island. I did it "full trad" with a top hat and tailcoat, even singing and dancing a bit, because I recognized that a bit of theater was expected and appreciated. I never fell off a roof, though I jumped once (a hornet's nest...) I did the job with enthusiasm until a chimney collapsed on me.

No. 3 "Bring out your dead. Bring out your dead." "I'm not dead, I'm not dead." "Yes you are, you'll be stone cold dead in a moment." "I feel happy." "Oh don't be such a baby." "I can't take him like that, it's against regulations."

My father and brother were Oregon loggers. Extremely dangerous occupation.

Sitting at a desk typing all day doesn't feel so bad after all... 10. Battlefield scavenger [1:14] 9. Salt miner [2:47] 8. Galley rower [3:43] 7. World War II submariner [4:44] 6. Leech collector [5:39] 5. Lead worker [6:30] 4. Lumberjack [7:28] 3. Body collector [8:16] 2. Gongfermor [9:11] 1. Chimney sweep [9:56]

I encourage everyone to watch The Worst Jobs in History with Tony Robinson. It's educational, entertaining, & often hilarious!

The past WAS the worst 😂🤣 Og BB!

Joe's Crab Shack server. Every 10 min, no matter what, you have to stop and dance. The dance depends on what song comes on. I had to excuse myself, put my hands on a man's hips and do the Conga line. Then go back to taking their order. I lasted a week....These girls gave me $5 and told me to get dance lessons.

Simon must have a world record in active KZfaq channels at this stage

I'm a modern day gongfarmer. I work in a waste water treatment plant, and we do all fresh and sewage systems and maintenance for our area. After the water is processed out and cleaned, we take the dried poo in a dump truck to the landfill. Never eat wild birds! Lol. They are naaaaaaasty.

In reference to the dangers of coal mining, I draw your attention to the town of Hanna, Wyoming. Twice in the early 1900's--on June 30, 1903 and on March 28, 1908, the coal mines in Hanna suffered major explosions. 169 men were killed in the 1903 blast, and 59 men in the 1908 event, which consisted of two explosions.

Speaking of collecting poop, in the Victorian era in London, dog poop was used as an ingredient in printer's ink and old women would walk around the city collecting it to sell.

The lumber jack song by Monty Python doesn't seem quite as funny now.

Me watching this while working my horrible, idiotic corporate insurance job: “Hmmm leech collector? Are they hiring?”

my great grandfather was a WW2 Submariner, and was for over 20yrs. did some secret missions, got a bronze star. survived it all.

I was a U.S. Submariner for 10 years never regretted a single day would do 10 more....however I was medical retired....we would do submarine friday were we would listen to a World War submarine story usually a passage or two (also when we would get pinned our dolphins followed by the diving alarm)

The Battle of Waterloo was in 1815. The date you mention (1822) probably refers to a painting of the battle which was commissioned in 1822.

Not sure for what but leeches are actually still used to treat some illnesses

Being a logger is extremely dangerous my father once saw a man get cut in half buy a snap steel cable

What about the ladies that used to paint radioactive paint onto watch dials? The used to wet the tiny brushes with their tongues.

all of your channels are excellent Simon. top tenz is my favourite though.

"Pounding sand" in a foundry, was and still is one of the worst jobs, in spite of ever forward moving technologies, Pounding sand is still a critical part of foundry labor, yuk!

I’ve eaten 193 chicken wings in 7 days

Yet if you ask any cop in the US today they'll pretend they take up all 10 of the top 10 spots!

I've worked in around a dozen lumber mills. None of them had a medical facility. We were lucky to find a first aid kit. One time I violently smashed the end of one of my fingers off. It was paper towels, pressure, and jokes all the way to the ER.

"Bring out your dead, bring out your dead"! Monty Python.

As a professional salt miner on video games. I agree, it is a dangerous and thankless job.

Two more worst jobs: vomit collector and groom of the stool. In one end and out the other 😄

Death collector....BONG Bring out your dead! .... I'm not dead yet.

If people are interested in these kind of subjects, 'Weird History' is mostly based in these kind of historical jobs.

Worst job in History = No Job

My great grandpa was a submariner in WWII

Today’s honey dippers (septic tank pumpers and portapotty service) is still pretty disgusting.

I'm in awe of Richard the Raker, that is such an on point name for someone who shovels poop all day.

There was actually a really terrific documentary series called "The Worst Jobs in History" which does exactly what the label says. It's pretty much like dirty jobs if it was more educational and about history, obviously. The guy goes around to different places where they still do these jobs and tries them out for himself and talks about what was involved and things of that nature. Last I saw, it's up on KZfaq so you should be able to find it here. There are also a lot of documentaries about life on a farm with series for different periods like the Tudor era, Victorian Era, Edwardian, etc and it's a group of 3 people who live in a period farm, fixing it up and doing all of the chores and day to day activities a person on a typical farm in that era would do. It really makes you grateful for modern amenities when you see how it would take a woman a week just to do a load of laundry. Or 2-3 weeks just to prepare a Christmas dinner. I remember as a kid growing up in the early 90's I always wondered what people did before video games and TV. But it seems like all they did was work because they had no other choice. And that was just what EVERYONE did just to survive. Kids were no exception. Being one more mouth to feed, they had to work to help out as soon as they were able to.

Watching this in my "Past was the worst" hoodie feels great!

You forgot combat engineer(mine sweepers, ied finders)

Okay this is the perfect top tenz for back to work Monday haha

11. Basement writer for yet another of Simon's channels.

Lift (elevator for you apple pie eaters) technician is quite dangerous too. We used to get weekly safety talks where the boss would highlight the latest industry acccidents then describe how to avoid them. Ironically lifts are actually very, very, safe for public standing inside the lift car, but because they're huge moving machines with many fast moving parts, pushed into service with electricity, the people who work on them in the lift shafts, and the motor rooms are nowhere near as safe as the general public.

Oh I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok I sleep all night and I work all day.

So much for the “dignity of honest labor “.

I'm a lumberjack, I've been harvesting timber for over 25 years, been on the saw man and boy and I don't intend to die from it.

You should hear about The Mighty Jingles' salt mine 🤣

No mention of "mop guy" at adult theaters?

Now I know why the Norwegian term for hangover translates in English to: “I have lumberjack.”

My pap was in ww2 as a navy man. He had 32 gold teeth that he pulled from the bodies of the enemy.

Cmon Simon! You can fit down that chimney?😃

Hi Simon!

"Hi I'm Simon. I don't sleep. I have a million KZfaq channels"

Would live to see top tens as a pod cast

Wow Simon another channel! How many is that now 80? Lol

Damn, chimney sweeps swept their balls off...

Geez there would have been some terrible lives in times gone by. Thanks TT crew.

1800s were a hard time to live !

Interesting. We have a lot of lumberjacks here, it's a big industry, but it isn't deadlier than other jobs... I think there are more builders dyeing each year.

Old style logging wasn't really reliant on carts or wagons. They floated the logs down the river in far more dangerous timber flotillas that lumberjacks would ride/steer and walk around on. That's where burling was invented. Burlers were often crushed or drowned.

I remember that leaded gas was still very common in the 80’s.

Being a salt miner, WW2 submariner, and a chimney sweeper sound the worst to me. A lot of those positions sounds suicidal. Very interesting video, thank you.

logging is dangerous as hell, almost seen the chainsaw guy get killed twice in one year.... didnt go back the next year

All Truly horrendous! 🥶😒

You forgot that salt miners were occasionally cooked alive when thay fell into the pans where the water was evaporated

9:00 "Bring out your dead!"

I LOVE YOUR BEARD PLEASE NEVER GET RID OF IT ❤❤

When hiring for battlefield scavengers that interview must have been a hoot. "So yes Steven you get dental and by dental I mean we expect you to pull the teeth of dead soldiers, unfortunately there is no medical, and some of the problems you will be dealing with is roving gangs and wolves. When can you start?"

I work with kids who have autism. It can be draining, and stressful. But nothing like the jobs you listed. I don't think my body would hold up for one day doing those jobs.

Butcher Baker and candlestick maker...

Simon your really need to do a Biographics on Thomas Midgely Jr. Not only as he responsible for leaded petroleum, he is also responsible for CFCs. Dude was a disaster for our planet😭

I object, the Jingles Salt Mine is incredibly safe.

Another channel?! Soon, Simon will BE KZfaq

Midgley such a devil he keeps appearing over every channel

I can think of lots of jobs that are worse than being a lumberjack, all the loggers I know absolutely love their career, even the ones that have retired because of injury or age still love it and reminisce about it,,..... Funny how mining asbestos didn't make the list but a job that people love and retire from happily and wealthy is on the list

What about any of the workers who were involved in the quenching and clean up of chernobl

Funny how Monty Python has songs about TWO of these jobs.

Logging, not just a job, a lifestyle

I TOOK A SWING AT BEING A LUMBERJACK BUT I COULDN'T HACK IT, SO THEY GAVE ME THE AXE.

You left out combat engineers in combat.

Where's the "bring out your dead" Monty Python reference for number three?

What about Sulphur miner?

You can tell when the videos were filmed based on Simon's beard length.

Simon, I thought that was you in Marry Poppins.

Any job done by Baldrick, ie Dung taster

It baffles this modern mind that the Brits considered it progressive to raise the working age to 8 years old. Just dumbstruck. Great job as always in Simon's gang.

These were all back when if you did not work you did not eat.

Simon very interesting.

Oh, the kids that would go thru mud in the Thames, trying to find coal or anything of value....in Victorian England

Logging was and is safer in Canada. Cheers from The Pacific West Coast of Canada.

What ? New variant of Simon ?

So ancient history jobs and not recent history jobs , like working for AMAZON lol !

Chimney sweeps got scrotal cancer. Wow. Rough. That's rough. Saved the best for last, huh?

Battle of Waterloo in 1822..??

Waterloo was 1815

A chimney sweep could have partnered to do the job both safer and faster, but it was cheaper to rent a child for two pence a week or purchase (!) from a foundling house. Peasants have followed battles to help themselves and the occasional horses avoid suffering. Coal has killed hundreds of men, where the only mercy was smoke, but imagine black lung (or burn wards) with 1800's medicine! Imagine the year without a summer. Haut cuisine from Wuhan is employing a lot of people right now, so is bushmeat from Ghana.

Top Tenz, Today I Found Out, Biographics, Geographics, Warographics, Megaprojects, Sideprojects, Brain Blaze, xplrd, Highlight History, Into the Shadows, The Casual Criminialist, Decoding the Unknown. I never even heard of decoding then unknown until now. No you know what pisses me off the most. WHY don't all your channels show up on all your other channels? Decoding the unknown , Warographics, and some others are all listed with your other channels. You have a combined total of nearly 10 millions subs.