Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians

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2022 Workforce

86k

Average Age

43.3

Average Salary

$78,807

Average Male Salary

$82,127

Average Female Salary

$71,436

About

Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are most often employed by the Administration of human resource programs industry. The average yearly wage for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians was $78,807 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (Northwest) PUMA, TX, Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (South Central) PUMA, TX, and Strafford & Rockingham (Northern) Counties PUMA, NH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (Northwest) PUMA, TX, Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (South Central) PUMA, TX, and Cass & Bates Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce. Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce in 2022 was 85,980 people, of which 31.1% were women and 68.9% were men. Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are paid most in Ellis County PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County (Central), Corpus Christi City (Northwest) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

59,280

Male Workforce

± 5.98k

26,700

Female Workforce

± 4.01k

The Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce in 2022 was 85,980 people (31.1% women and 68.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 39.9% between 2018 (61,450) and 2022 (85,980).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($114,546), District of Columbia ($96,110), and Wyoming ($96,044).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$78,807

AVERAGE WAGE

#139 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians earned an average of $78,807, $14,124 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.321

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.321, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians and on wages for those in the field. Administration of human resource programs is the industry that employs the most Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($143,871).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

86k

2022 Workforce

± 7,197

9.31%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.1%

This graphic shows the share of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians employed by various industries. Administration of human resource programs employs the largest share of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians at 45.9%, followed by Construction with 37.3% and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs with 16.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in the US. The workforce of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in 2022 was 85,980 people, with 31.1% woman, and 68.9% men. The average age of male Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in the workforce is 44.1 and of female Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in 2022 was 85,980 people, with 31.1% woman, and 68.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (10,436 people), 55 to 59 years (10,300 people), and 45 to 49 years (10,229 people). Among them they concentrated 36.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 14.7% of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workers were Hispanic and 85.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77%), Puerto Rican (14.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.42)%

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Races

In 2022, 72.2% of the Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce were White, of which 28.5% were women and 71.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.92%) and Two or More Races (9.05%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (7,133 people), Health (5,696 people), and Business (4,985 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workers were Bachelors Degree (29,721 people), Some college (16,229 people), and High School or Equivalent (14,872 people).

The graphic shows the Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce by gender and educational level.