Occupational health and safety specialist
Reviews workplaces and designs programs to prevent illness and injury from chemical, physical, and biological hazards, and may inspect and enforce safety laws.
Will AI replace occupational health and safety specialist jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 51 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Give new employees health and safety orientations and make materials
- Recommend ways to protect workers from dangerous methods and materials
- Investigate accidents to find causes and prevent them
What stays human
- Collect samples of dust, gases, and vapors for analysis
- Check ventilation, lighting, and other conditions that affect workers' health
- Run safety training and show how to use safety equipment
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +18.5%. Typical pay: $90,150 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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