Headline risk
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Very Low RiskOccupational health and safety technicians
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
Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
Task evidence
100% 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 58,440
Employment 2024
31.9K
Projected Change (2024–34)
8.5%
Openings (2024–34)
3.4K
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. Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that danger or potential harm exists. AI use: 0%
- 2. Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment. AI use: 0%
- 3. Provide consultation to organizations or agencies on the workplace application of safety principles, practices, or techniques. AI use: 0%
- 4. Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise. AI use: 0%
- 5. Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment, such as hearing protection or respirators. AI use: 0%
- 6. Prepare or review specifications or orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards. 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.