Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians

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2024 Workforce

97.3k

Average Age

43.1

Average Salary

$81,445

Average Male Salary

$85,036

Average Female Salary

$73,817

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 $81,445 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County, Corpus Christi City (Outer) PUMA, TX, Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA, and Southern Georgia Regional Commission (West) PUMA, GA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County, Corpus Christi City (Outer) PUMA, TX, Capital Region Planning Commission 2--East Baton Rouge Parish (South) PUMA, LA, and Southern Georgia Regional Commission (West) PUMA, GA.

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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 2024 was 97,306 people, of which 32% were women and 68% were men. Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians are paid most in Sweetwater, Fremont, Uinta, Sublette & Hot Springs Counties--Wind River Reservation PUMA, WY but are relatively concentrated in Coastal Bend COG--Nueces County, Corpus Christi City (Outer) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

66,164

Male Workforce

± 6.31k

31,142

Female Workforce

± 4.33k

The Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce in 2024 was 97,306 people (32% women and 68% men). This implies an average annual growth of 58.3% between 2018 (61,450) and 2024 (97,306).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($111,751), Alaska ($106,203), and Massachusetts ($95,364).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$81,445

AVERAGE WAGE

#142 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians earned an average of $81,445, $11,568 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.314

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.314, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Broadcasting & content providers ($227,218).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

97.3k

2024 Workforce

± 7,656

6.07%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.6%

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 39.4%, followed by Construction with 35.5% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 13.4%.

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 2024 was 97,306 people, with 32% woman, and 68% men. The average age of male Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians in the workforce is 44 and of female Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is 41.1, 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 2024 was 97,306 people, with 32% woman, and 68% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (11,797 people), 35 to 39 years (11,658 people), and 25 to 29 years (11,344 people). Among them they concentrated 35.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 15.2% of Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workers were Hispanic and 84.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.8%), Puerto Rican (12)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.54)%

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Races

In 2024, 67.4% of the Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians workforce were White, of which 29.4% were women and 70.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12%) and Black (10.7%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (7,996 people), Health (6,844 people), and Business (5,133 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 (32,681 people), Some college (17,811 people), and High School or Equivalent (16,660 people).

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