Vocational Programs for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Career

The role of Occupational Health and Safety Specialists is to review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $85,570 and $41 per hour. 4 vocational programs could be taken for the Occupational Health and Safety Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 122,300 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Career

The following 4 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Occupational Health and Safety Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	54	$20,692	-	-	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	18	$20,976	-	-	-
Environmental Health	6	$24,302	-	-	-
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	5	$18,156	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Occupational Health and Safety Specialists.

Related Occupations toOccupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Facilities Managers	131K	$111,110	$53
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	27,270	$64,250	$31
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	14,200	$82,510	$40
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40

Schools offering vocational programs for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

The following 81 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Occupational Health and Safety Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.