Information Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Health And Safety Specialists
About 2 out of 5 specialists worked in Federal, State, and local government agencies that enforce rules on safety, health, and the environment. Many employers, including the Federal Government, require a bachelors degree in occupational health, safety, or a related field for some specialist positions. Projected average employment growth reflects a balance of continuing public demand for a safe and healthy work environment against the desire for smaller government and fewer regulations.
On average, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
earn $ 58,030 per year.
Job Opportunities for Health Care Careers are
expected to:
Increase as fast as the average.
Aerospace Engineers
Biomedical Engineers
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians, also known as safety and health professionals or occupational health and safety inspectors, help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public. For example, they might design safe work spaces, inspect machines, or test air quality. In addition to making workers safer, specialists and technicians aim to increase worker productivity by reducing absenteeism and equipment downtimeand to save money by lowering insurance premiums and workers compensation payments, and preventing government fines. Some specialists and technicians work for governments, conducting safety inspections and imposing fines.
All occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are trained in the applicable laws or inspection procedures through some combination of classroom and on-the-job training.
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians held about 56,000 jobs in 2006. While the majority of jobs were spread throughout the private sector; about 2 out of 5 specialists worked for government agencies. Local governments employed 15 percent, the Federal Government employed 13 percent, and State governments employed 12 percent.
American Board of Industrial Hygiene
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Council on Certification of Health
Health Physics Society
