There are over 1,800 confirmed cases and 41 deaths related to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the US. Although some companies have told their employees to work from home, not all jobs are as flexible or allow workers to complete their job responsibilities remotely.

Business Insider recently took an in-depth look at the kind of jobs that have a high probability of being at risk to the coronavirus based on different measures, such as jobs with high exposure to disease. Not only are people working in medical fields potentially at risk, but also people in service occupations like food service, barbers, and sales workers.

We created a list of the salaries of 29 occupations that could face a higher risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

We used the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics program to get data about the occupations' average annual salaries and estimated number of workers as of May 2018, the most recent period available. Our list included nurses, food workers, retail salespersons, and bus drivers among other jobs where people work in close contact with the public, cannot work remotely, or are medical professionals.

The average salaries ranged from $20,130 a year for barbers to $196,490 a year for general internists. Many of the occupations have relatively low average pay. 12 of the occupations on the list make less than $30,000 a year on average, such as taxi drivers and retail workers. 20 of the 29 occupations on average earn less than the annual average salary in May 2018 of $51,960.

The following are 29 occupations that are likely to be at risk from coronavirus, ranked from highest to lowest average salary.

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