Average Salary for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
SOC 29-9011 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 2018 data
The median annual wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in the United States is $73,020 ($35.11/hr), based on 2018 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $42,450 at the 10th percentile to $108,520 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 88,390 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 5.5% since 2014.
Median Annual
$73,020
Mean Annual
$74,940
10th Pct
$42,450
75th Pct
$91,030
Employment
88,390
Salary Distribution
$42k
10th
$56k
25th
$73k
Median
$91k
75th
$109k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $100,640 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $99,990 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $91,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $90,980 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $90,300 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $89,960 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $88,720 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $88,370 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI | $88,260 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $87,590 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $87,220 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $87,170 |
| Bismarck, ND | $87,120 |
| Wilmington, NC | $86,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $85,780 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $94,240 |
| District of Columbia | $89,460 |
| California | $87,240 |
| Alaska | $84,700 |
| Connecticut | $83,030 |
| North Dakota | $82,720 |
| Massachusetts | $82,440 |
| New Jersey | $80,730 |
| Colorado | $79,630 |
| Maryland | $78,220 |
| Minnesota | $76,510 |
| West Virginia | $76,450 |
| Wyoming | $76,070 |
| Illinois | $75,960 |
| Washington | $75,690 |
| Utah | $75,000 |
| Oregon | $74,030 |
| Tennessee | $73,910 |
| Nevada | $73,850 |
| New York | $73,380 |
| New Hampshire | $73,080 |
| Ohio | $72,930 |
| Texas | $72,310 |
| New Mexico | $72,020 |
| Louisiana | $71,760 |
| Georgia | $70,850 |
| Alabama | $70,670 |
| Delaware | $70,530 |
| Idaho | $70,260 |
| Maine | $69,900 |
| Michigan | $69,740 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,520 |
| Hawaii | $69,470 |
| Arizona | $69,380 |
| Virginia | $68,840 |
| Mississippi | $68,820 |
| North Carolina | $68,790 |
| Missouri | $67,930 |
| South Dakota | $67,330 |
| Iowa | $67,040 |
| Vermont | $66,440 |
| Montana | $66,380 |
| Florida | $65,960 |
| Nebraska | $65,210 |
| Oklahoma | $65,120 |
| Wisconsin | $64,680 |
| Arkansas | $64,090 |
| Kentucky | $63,690 |
| Indiana | $62,790 |
| Kansas | $61,110 |
| Guam | $54,740 |
| South Carolina | $51,930 |
| Puerto Rico | $35,210 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists broken down by industry sector, 2018 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations | $106,460 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil | $94,290 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $90,440 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $89,490 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $89,250 |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) | $89,200 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $89,010 |
| Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation | $88,460 |
| Utilities | $87,800 |
| Utilities | $87,800 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $87,760 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation | $87,720 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $87,710 |
| Information | $87,600 |
| Pipeline Transportation | $87,390 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $86,530 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $86,130 |
| Insurance Carriers | $86,130 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $85,620 |
| Telecommunications | $85,280 |
| Nuclear Electric Power Generation | $85,050 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $84,970 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $84,970 |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | $84,640 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $84,390 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $84,280 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | $84,280 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $83,610 |
| Coal Mining | $83,330 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) | $83,170 |
| Federal government, including the US Postal Service | $83,160 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $82,610 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $82,350 |
| Real Estate | $81,120 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $81,020 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | $81,010 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas | $80,970 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $80,740 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | $80,640 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $80,210 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $80,210 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $80,210 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $79,910 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation | $79,740 |
| Engineering Services | $79,660 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | $79,650 |
| Finance and Insurance | $79,370 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $79,330 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $78,850 |
| Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | $78,250 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $77,550 |
| Hospitals | $77,450 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $77,440 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | $77,430 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $77,000 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $76,720 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $76,630 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) | $76,560 |
| Office Administrative Services | $76,030 |
| Metal Ore Mining | $76,010 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | $75,880 |
| Rail Transportation | $75,870 |
| Rail Transportation | $75,870 |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | $75,700 |
| Temporary Help Services | $75,590 |
| Air Transportation | $75,580 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $75,530 |
| Employment Services | $75,380 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | $75,210 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $74,910 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $74,910 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $74,840 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $74,700 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $74,690 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | $74,620 |
| Construction of Buildings | $74,530 |
| Technical and Trade Schools | $74,480 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing | $74,440 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $74,080 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $73,890 |
| Manufacturing | $73,880 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $73,870 |
| Support Activities for Mining | $73,870 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | $73,870 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $73,860 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $73,860 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $73,760 |
| Cross-industry, private ownership only | $73,660 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $73,620 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | $73,520 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal | $73,500 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | $73,350 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $73,350 |
| Residential Building Construction | $73,310 |
| Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction | $73,270 |
| Paper Manufacturing | $73,240 |
| Water, Sewage and Other Systems | $73,190 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | $73,150 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $73,080 |
| Roofing Contractors | $73,070 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | $73,060 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | $72,930 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling | $72,910 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $72,860 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $72,740 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | $72,670 |
| Utility System Construction | $72,650 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $72,560 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $72,560 |
| Foundries | $72,300 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $72,280 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $72,220 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $72,140 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | $72,060 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | $72,060 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers | $72,020 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $71,920 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying | $71,800 |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services | $71,780 |
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | $71,750 |
| Testing Laboratories | $71,740 |
| Nonstore Retailers | $71,720 |
| Construction | $71,700 |
| Textile Mills | $71,670 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $71,660 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OES Designation) | $71,660 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $71,500 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | $71,490 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $71,400 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | $71,400 |
| Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospitals, and the US Postal Service | $71,380 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | $71,320 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $71,190 |
| Postal Service (federal government) | $71,180 |
| Postal Service (federal government) | $71,180 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $71,120 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $71,050 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | $71,010 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | $70,980 |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $70,930 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | $70,890 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | $70,740 |
| Offices of Physicians | $70,710 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $70,670 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | $70,660 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $70,640 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | $70,620 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | $70,510 |
| Food Manufacturing | $70,350 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $70,350 |
| Wholesale Trade | $70,300 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $70,250 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | $70,100 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | $70,030 |
| Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $69,680 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $69,670 |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | $69,610 |
| Facilities Support Services | $69,610 |
| Fabric Mills | $69,600 |
| Ship and Boat Building | $69,410 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $69,280 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $69,230 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $69,230 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | $69,160 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $68,880 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | $68,820 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | $68,810 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation | $68,730 |
| Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $68,710 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $68,650 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $68,450 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | $68,170 |
| Water Transportation | $68,130 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $68,060 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | $67,990 |
| Home Health Care Services | $67,970 |
| Educational Services | $67,960 |
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $67,940 |
| Retail Trade | $67,840 |
| Other Building Equipment Contractors | $67,790 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | $67,590 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | $67,470 |
| Junior Colleges | $67,470 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $67,230 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $67,180 |
| Household Appliance Manufacturing | $67,170 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | $67,070 |
| Beverage Manufacturing | $67,030 |
| Business Support Services | $66,610 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | $66,370 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | $66,290 |
| Educational Services | $66,260 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $66,240 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | $66,180 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $66,090 |
| Landscaping Services | $66,060 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | $65,950 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $65,910 |
| Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $65,790 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $65,710 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | $65,680 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $65,650 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation | $65,640 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | $65,480 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $65,420 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | $65,410 |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | $65,350 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors | $65,110 |
| School and Employee Bus Transportation | $64,500 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | $64,430 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | $64,150 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing | $64,100 |
| Local government, including schools and hospitals | $63,500 |
| Gambling Industries | $63,430 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $63,310 |
| Inland Water Transportation | $63,140 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation | $63,040 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | $62,940 |
| Urban Transit Systems | $62,940 |
| State government, including schools and hospitals | $62,890 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $62,700 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | $62,420 |
| Building Finishing Contractors | $62,360 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance | $62,300 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | $62,190 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $61,720 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) | $61,700 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $61,350 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $61,100 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities | $61,100 |
| Machine Shops | $60,670 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $59,660 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $59,430 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | $59,350 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $59,260 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $59,090 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $58,470 |
| Individual and Family Services | $58,310 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | $58,170 |
| Casino Hotels | $57,230 |
| Masonry Contractors | $57,140 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing | $57,120 |
| Social Assistance | $57,080 |
| Traveler Accommodation | $56,900 |
| Accommodation | $56,730 |
| Truck Transportation | $56,720 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $56,670 |
| Support Activities for Road Transportation | $56,620 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $55,570 |
| Waste Collection | $52,460 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $49,160 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $35,810 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | $34,540 |
| Support Activities for Crop Production | $34,540 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $73,020 |
| 2017 | $71,780 |
| 2016 | $70,920 |
| 2015 | $70,210 |
| 2014 | $69,210 |