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Occupational Report for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (29-9011) , Oregon Statewide

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Occupational Description

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. Include environmental protection officers.

Employment Outlook for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at at about the regional average rate. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

There are no openings for this occupation.

Job Openings from the Web for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 1 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 1 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Safety Coordinator with DQM certification	8/11/10

State of Oregon License Information for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

License	License Authority Web Site
Environmental Health Specialist	egov.oregon.gov/HLO/
Environmental Health Specialist Trainee	egov.oregon.gov/HLO/

Wages for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$14.91	$21.91	$28.61	$34.07	$39.12	$28.17	$58,592
Multnomah / Washington	14.38	23.77	29.84	35.08	41.38	29.91	62,193
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	13.89	18.94	23.81	30.98	35.62	24.67	51,319
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	19.27	24.49	29.39	36.07	40.31	29.72	61,816
Lane	14.97	21.17	28.62	33.22	37.63	27.08	56,337
Douglas	9.31	18.46	23.88	31.92	34.99	24.22	50,396
Coos / Curry	19.70	22.05	25.45	29.14	32.18	25.41	52,850
Jackson / Josephine	18.59	24.13	30.65	33.93	35.58	28.53	59,342
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	19.10	25.59	29.18	33.25	37.12	28.49	59,274
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	25.88	31.00	34.12	39.13	42.87	34.03	70,778
Klamath / Lake	18.07	21.17	27.39	34.33	35.57	26.70	55,521
Morrow / Umatilla	24.28	29.38	33.50	36.03	41.87	32.93	68,490
Baker / Union / Wallowa	17.91	26.17	32.29	35.57	36.88	30.02	62,437
Clackamas	13.23	18.82	25.98	31.20	38.49	25.66	53,357

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Regional Employment Projections for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	725	794	69	9.5%	7	25	32
Multnomah / Washington	306	344	38	12.4%	4	11	15
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	102	110	8	7.8%	1	4	4
Lane	67	74	7	10.4%	1	2	3
Clackamas	46	53	7	15.2%	1	2	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	31	31	0	0.0%	0	1	1
Jackson / Josephine	24	25	1	4.2%	0	1	1
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	23	25	2	8.7%	0	1	1
Morrow / Umatilla	20	16	-4	-20.0%	0	1	1
Douglas	18	19	1	5.6%	0	1	1
Klamath / Lake	13	15	2	15.4%	0	1	1
Coos / Curry	12	14	2	16.7%	0	0	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	11	10	-1	-9.1%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	11	12	1	9.1%	0	0	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	5	6	1	20.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	4	4	0	0.0%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	725
Total, All Industries	Private	414
Utilities	Private	13
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	Private	10
Construction	Private	14
Manufacturing	Private	98
Food Manufacturing	Private	18
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	Private	12
Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	32
Sawmills and Wood Preservation	Private	11
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	19
Chemical Manufacturing	Private	14
Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	Private	11
Wholesale Trade	Private	25
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	15
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	20
Couriers and Messengers	Private	10
Couriers	Private	10
Finance and Insurance	Private	16
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	Private	13
Insurance Carriers	Private	12
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	136
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	Private	132
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	20
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	26
Hospitals	Private	17
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Private	17
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	25
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	24
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	Private	24
Total, All Industries	Federal	69
Federal Government (Non-Postal)	Federal	64
Total, All Industries	State	106
Construction	State	10
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	State	10
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	State	10
Educational Services	State	11
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	11
Public Administration	State	84
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities	State	16
Administration of Human Resource Programs	State	30
Administration of Economic Programs	State	34
Total, All Industries	Local	134
Educational Services	Local	17
Public Administration	Local	63
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	60

Educational Requirements for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a master's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Schools and Training Providers for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Oregon State University
104 Kerr Administration Bldg.
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: (541) 737-0123
Programs of Training:

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

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