Also called: Occupational Hygienist, CIH
Protects workers from chemicals, noise, dust, and other hazards on the job.
Clips air samplers to factory workers to measure what they're breathing, tests noise levels in a mine, and designs ventilation to keep fumes away. Works for companies, governments, or consulting firms.
Estimate 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 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in a science; CIH certification after experience; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health.
Growing much faster than average (about 12% over 10 years). Much faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors and AI log exposures continuously; designing sampling plans, on-site judgment and fixing ventilation stay hands-on.
Classes: Chemistry, Physics, AP Environmental Sci, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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