Employees working in agriculture, forestry and fishing industries are making a living in the most dangerous workplaces in the country, new data shows.

Analysis of data from Safe Work Australia by comparison site finder.com.au has revealed 52 agriculture, forestry or fishing workers died on the job in 2015.

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Those working in transport, postal and warehousing weren't far behind, with 40 workplace deaths, followed by construction workers with 33 fatalities at work.

While health care and social assistance had the fewest recorded deaths out of the 10 most dangerous industries, it did record the most number of serious workplace injuries, with more than 17,000 recorded during 2015.