Salary for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

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Occupational health and safety technicians strive to make the workplace safer by providing appropriate safety supplies and protective gear. They monitor the use of safety equipment, and review order information for this equipment in order to insure compliance with health and safety standards. Additionally, these professionals plan emergency response drills, maintain detailed records as required by law and company policy, and evaluate safety risks to workers. Some college is required for this position.

An Occupational Health or Safety Technician can receive a compensation of somewhere between 32000 - 48000 depending on experience and domain knowledge. Occupational Health and Safety Technicians can receive an average salary of Forty Eight Thousand Five Hundred dollars each year.

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians are paid at the highest level in Alaska, where they get pay levels, on average, of close to about $66100. People in this category of job are compensated the highest in Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, where they get average pay scales of $62300.

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