Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

258

growing 22.3%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,026

declining 0.0427%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$40,830

growing 4%

Average Wage

$87,543

growing 7.57%

People in Workforce

4.66M

growing 3.36%

Average Employee Age

42.6

declining 0.529%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene degree recipients are Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT, Edmond, OK, and Salt Lake City, UT. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene degree recipients are Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT, Edmond, OK, and Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is a masters degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene and the types of students that study this field. Montana Technological University awards the most degrees in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene, followed by University of Central Oklahoma.

Tuition costs for Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene majors are, on average, $7,026 for in-state public colleges, and $40,830 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (30 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (255 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (2022)

Montana Technological University
63 degrees awarded
University of Central Oklahoma
54 degrees awarded
University of Utah
16 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene, is Public, 4-year or above (255 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,026

Median In-State Public

$40,830

Median Out of State Private

Montana Technological University has the most Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene degree recipients, with 63 degrees awarded in 2022.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Montana Technological University
16.5%
University of Central Oklahoma
1.85%
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences
1.04%

Out of all institutions that offer Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Montana Technological University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene, with 16.5%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene

Silver Bow County, MT
63 degrees awarded
Oklahoma County, OK
56 degrees awarded
Salt Lake County, UT
16 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Farm supplies merchant wholesalers.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$87,543

Average Wage in Workforce

± $877

7.57%

1 Year Growth

± 1.33%

The average salary for Health majors is $87,543 and the most common occupations are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.

Highest Paying Locations

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Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

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The most common occupations Health majors, by number of employees, are Registered nurses, Pharmacists, and Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives.

Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives, Nurse anesthetists, and Audiologists.

Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists.

Occupations by Share

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4.66M

2022 Workforce

± 52,192

3.36%

1 Year Growth

± 1.54%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (36.5%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common industries that employ Health majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Farm supplies merchant wholesalers, Aerospace products & parts manufacturing, and Metals & minerals (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

4.66M

2022 Workforce

± 52,192

3.36%

1 Year Growth

± 1.54%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.36%, from 4.51M in 2021 to 4.66M in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

Specialty Locations

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PUMAS with a relatively high number of Health majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.6.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Health (172 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

42.6

Average Age in 2022

± 0.149 Years

0.529%

1 Year Change

± 0.499%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 31 years old, which represent 3.06% and 3% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Health are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (63.6%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
172 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
27 degrees awarded
Black or African American
17 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
45 degrees awarded
White Female
35 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
10 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
202,070 degree recipients
India
87,039 degree recipients
Mexico
36,759 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Philippines
5.03 times more than expected
Cameroon
3.6 times more than expected
Nigeria
3.1 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (202,070 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, and Operations Monitoring.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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