Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Government
Manufacturing companies
Construction companies

Outlook

Demand is expected to grow at a rapid rate. Technicians will be needed to ensure employers are following both existing and new regulations.

Those with a background in the sciences, experience in more than one area of health and safety, or certification will have the best prospects.

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (CIS 100587)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	706 Very small	&	9.3%	8.2%	>>>>	59 Very few
Champaign Area	13 Very small	&	0.0%	5.2%	>>>>	1 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	11 Very small	&	0.0%	2.9%	>>>>	0 None
Cook County	305 Very small	&	9.2%	9.2%	>>>>	26 Very few
Decatur Area	5 Very small	&	40.0%	3.8%	>>>>	0 None
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	33 Very small	&	15.2%	10.3%	>>>>	3 Very few
Du Page County	73 Very small	&	12.3%	8.8%	>>>>	6 Very few
Edwardsville Area	10 Very small	&	50.0%	12.4%	>>>>	0 None
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	9 Very small	&	22.2%	6.0%	>>>>	0 None
Lake County	48 Very small	&	14.6%	11.7%	>>>>	4 Very few
McHenry County	10 Very small	&	20.0%	7.6%	>>>>	0 None
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	8 Very small	&	0.0%	4.4%	>>>>	0 None
Northwest Illinois Area	11 Very small	&	18.2%	4.3%	>>>>	0 None
Peoria-Bloomington Area	22 Very small	&	0.0%	4.5%	>>>>	2 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	6 Very small	&	16.7%	3.5%	>>>>	0 None
Rock Island-Moline Area	10 Very small	&	20.0%	5.6%	>>>>	0 None
Rockford Area	21 Very small	&	0.0%	6.6%	>>>>	2 Very few
Springfield Area	5 Very small	&	40.0%	4.6%	>>>>	0 None
St Louis-Belleville Area	13 Very small	&	0.0%	0.9%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	26 Very small	&	15.4%	14.9%	>>>>	2 Very few
United States	27,600 Small	&	11.6%	4.0%	>>>>	3,200 Very few