Headline risk
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Very Low RiskOccupational health and safety specialists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.
Task evidence
95% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 83,910
Employment 2024
131.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
12.5%
Openings (2024–34)
14.9K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is projected to grow 12 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials. AI use: 0%
- 2. Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, ventilation surveys, or asbestos management plans. AI use: 0%
- 3. Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety. AI use: 0%
- 4. Investigate accidents to identify causes or to determine how such accidents might be prevented in the future. AI use: 0%
- 5. Inspect or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations. AI use: 0%
- 6. Collaborate with engineers or physicians to institute control or remedial measures for hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions or equipment. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 39.7 · 83K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 76% · 55+: 20%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians collect data on, analyze, and design improvements to work environments and procedures.
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians work in a variety of indoor or outdoor settings, such as offices and factories or construction sites. Their jobs may involve considerable travel and fieldwork. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Occupational health and safety specialists typically need a bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or a related field. Occupational health and safety technicians typically need at least a high school diploma to enter the occupation, and they receive training on the job.
The median annual wage for occupational health and safety specialists was $83,910 in May 2024.
Overall employment of occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is projected to grow 12 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.