Also called: Safety Officer
Inspects workplaces for dangers and designs programs to prevent injuries.
You test noise levels in a factory, train workers on fall protection and inspect a construction site's scaffolding.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in occupational safety or a science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science.
Growing much faster than average (about 12% over 10 years). Much faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps analyze injury data, but testing noise, checking scaffolding and training workers on site stays human.
Classes: Chemistry, Physics, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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