Also called: Risk Control Consultant
Inspects businesses for an insurer and recommends ways to prevent accidents and fires.
You tour a lumber mill, check sprinklers and machine guards, note blocked fire exits and write recommendations that affect its insurance price.
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 safety, engineering or fire science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Occupational Safety, Fire Science, Engineering.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI and sensors spot hazards from data, but walking factories and convincing owners to fix fire and safety risks stays human.
Classes: Physics, Chemistry, Construction or engineering CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1031.
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