# Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-specialist

Occupational health and safety specialists evaluate workplace conditions to identify hazards, conducting risk assessments and incident investigations to ensure OSHA compliance and broader regulatory compliance. They design and deliver safety training programs to reduce injuries and illnesses across a range of industries. This role is typically found in manufacturing, construction, and healthcare settings and suits professionals with backgrounds in industrial hygiene or safety science.

Top skills: [OSHA Compliance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/osha-compliance), [Regulatory Compliance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/regulatory-compliance), [Risk Assessment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/risk-assessment), [Safety Training](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/safety-training)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-coordinator)
- Often leads to: [Health and Safety Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-and-safety-engineer), [Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-ohs-manager)

## Similar roles

[Environmental Health and Safety Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-health-and-safety-specialist), [Health and Safety Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-and-safety-engineer), [Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-ohs-specialist), [Safety Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/safety-coordinator), [Safety Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/safety-specialist)

## Open Occupational Health and Safety Specialist roles (4)

- [Working Student (f/m/d) - Occupational Safety Support](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ccd39de1-3252-440d-947a-1e977a30d1b4/working-student-f-m-d-occupational-safety-support-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Part-time, Walldorf, DE, 69190
- [Evaluator Occupational Health & Safety](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3bda2de9-0e8a-4fec-ac77-e77008df2c15/evaluator-occupational-health-safety-at-jetblue) at [JetBlue](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jetblue) — Full-time, Boston, MA, $67,000 – $101,000
- [Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit (m/f/d)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0bb91029-60ec-48cb-a073-01739ef3a981/fachkraft-fur-arbeitssicherheit-m-f-d-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — €72,400 – €108,600
- [Coordinador de Seguridad y Salud (varias localizaciones España)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/81b8a4f0-1b09-497e-8cbd-a8a713537a78/coordinador-de-seguridad-y-salud-varias-localizaciones-espana-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — Full-time

## Likely next role (1)

Where Occupational Health and Safety Specialists commonly go next: [Health and Safety Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-and-safety-engineer), [Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-ohs-manager).

- [ALTERNANCE - Ingénieure / Ingénieur en Santé Sécurité Environnement (SSE)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b5a38d03-314f-4bdb-abae-6382094510d3/alternance-ingenieure-ingenieur-en-sante-securite-environnement-sse-at) at [Arianespace / ArianeGroup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arianespace-arianegroup) — Internship, Toulouse

## Roles similar to Occupational Health and Safety Specialist (11)

From [Environmental Health and Safety Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-health-and-safety-specialist), [Health and Safety Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-and-safety-engineer), [Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-ohs-specialist), [Safety Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/safety-coordinator), [Safety Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/safety-specialist).

- [Safety Specialist](https://seaworldentertainment.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SEA/job/Busch-Gardens-Tampa/Safety-Specialist_JR116027-1) at [United Parks & Resorts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/united-parks-resorts) — Tampa, FL (listed on United Parks & Resorts's own careers site)
- [Safety Specialist](https://capri.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Michael_Kors/job/Venlo/Safety-Specialist_R_784905) at [Michael Kors](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/michael-kors) (listed on Michael Kors's own careers site)
- [Safety Coordinator](https://brunswick.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/search/job/Kent-WA/Safety-Coordinator_JR-049420) at [Mercury Marine](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mercury-marine) — Kent, WA (listed on Mercury Marine's own careers site)
- [Safety Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2b0182e5-e6e4-4007-adfc-923ec84fb3e3/safety-specialist-at-colonial-pipeline) at [Colonial Pipeline](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/colonial-pipeline)
- [Safety Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0a949886-48f2-4009-97e3-320e9f4ea0d3/safety-specialist-at-atmos-energy) at [Atmos Energy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/atmos-energy) — Johnson City, TN
- [Future Opportunities Environmental Health & Safety Intern](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/49a6edbe-339e-40ec-ad89-a0a903626b0b/future-opportunities-environmental-health-safety-intern-at-the-hershey-company) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Internship, Robinson, IL
- [ALTERNANCE - Ingénieure / Ingénieur en Santé Sécurité Environnement (SSE)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b5a38d03-314f-4bdb-abae-6382094510d3/alternance-ingenieure-ingenieur-en-sante-securite-environnement-sse-at) at [Arianespace / ArianeGroup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arianespace-arianegroup) — Internship, Toulouse
- [Safety Coordinator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ec7da8ea-5284-4778-b7de-71589e4a5a32/safety-coordinator-at-rent-the-runway) at [Rent the Runway](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rent-the-runway) — Full-time, Secaucus, NJ, $19 – $25 / hour
- [Staff Engineer, Operational Safety Specialist (R5306)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c2cfe568-3212-424d-9d7e-3ddc0803dc06/staff-engineer-operational-safety-specialist-r5306-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Dallas, TX, $120,000 – $180,000
- [Safety Coordinator](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lumosfiber/jobs/5189671008) at [Lumos Networks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lumos-networks) — United States of America (USA), Florida (listed on Lumos Networks's own careers site)

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