Also called: EHS trainer, OSHA outreach trainer
Teaches workers how to stay safe on construction sites, factories, and other hazardous workplaces.
Safety trainers teach OSHA courses, demonstrate fall protection and confined-space rescue, run drills, and inspect sites. Many are former tradespeople.
Based on BLS occupational health and safety specialists.
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 field experience plus certifications (OSHA authorized trainer, CSP).
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Occupational Safety, Environmental Health.
Growing faster than average. Steady demand driven by regulations.
Low risk for 10 years. AI and VR help deliver safety lessons; demonstrating fall protection and inspecting real job sites stay hands-on.
Classes: Construction trades CTE, Health, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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