Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Low Risk
29%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
22%
(Low Risk)
POLLING
37%
(Low Risk)
Average: 29%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
11.4%
by year 2033
WAGES
$57,920
or $27.84 per hour
Volume
27,270
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
6.6/10

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Calculated automation risk

22% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

37% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 22% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Occupational Health and Safety Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Occupational Health and Safety Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 11.4% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Occupational Health and Safety Technicians' was $57,920, or $27 per hour

'Occupational Health and Safety Technicians' were paid 20.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 27,270 people employed as 'Occupational Health and Safety Technicians' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as 'Occupational Health and Safety Technicians'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 19-5012.00

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Comments

Giorgio (Moderate) 5 months ago
The analysis of a video of an activity to be evaluated by AI will make it very easy to assess the risks of the activity itself.
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Tony Buglione (Moderate) 2 years ago
Databases that are the core of our profession have all been digitized, and there are parts of our inspection process, like emergency lights, that are being connected to databases, so we no longer have to check manually.

I could see, in 20 years, a robot doing this job.
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