Also called: LSO, Laser Safety Specialist
Keeps people from being blinded or burned by powerful lasers in labs, hospitals, and factories.
You walk through university labs checking that every high-power laser has proper goggles, warning lights, and beam blocks. You calculate how far a dangerous beam can reach and train new students. At hospitals you oversee surgical lasers; at outdoor laser shows you coordinate with the FAA.
Based on 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 physics, safety, or health physics plus a laser safety certification (CLSO/CMLSO).
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Physics, Occupational Safety & Health, Health Physics.
Growing much faster than average (about 12% over 10 years). Growth is for occupational health and safety specialists overall.
Low risk for 10 years. Walking labs, checking goggles and beam blocks and training people is accountable safety work.
Classes: Physics, Chemistry, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-5011.
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