Environmental Health Specialist

Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Environmental Health and safety specialist protect the well being of the public and the environment by ensuring the environmental regulations and workplace safety standards are met. These professionals often work for the federal, state or local government. These workers often put themselves in dangerous or stressful situations in order gauge levels of safety.

Salary:$70,210

Education: The U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics stated that most employers require environmental health and safety specialists to earn a bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety or comparable discipline, such as biology and chemistry. Students in these programs typically complete classes in math, physics and chemistry.  

Demand for this profession: They need to have a bachelor’s degree, their degree field can be occupational health, or or a comparable scientific discipline. Work experience is important through internships or otherwise.

Reflection: I do see myself in the future as helping people around me. I just don’t see myself in this position in helping others.