Also called: Safety Specialist, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
Inspects the plant for hazards, trains workers and helps the factory follow safety and environmental rules.
You walk the plant with a clipboard (or tablet) checking machine guards, test noise levels with a meter and teach new hires how to lock out equipment. When an injury happens, you investigate what went wrong.
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, environmental science or a related field; OSHA training.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene.
Growing much faster than average (about 12% over 10 years). BLS projects much faster than average growth.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with paperwork and hazard tracking, but inspections, training and incident response are hands-on.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Health class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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