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Safety professionals are people who often specialize in different areas, such as ergonomics, industrial hygiene, training, occupational psychology and occupational health, or in allied professions such as nursing, fire protection engineering or physiotherapy. Others may be more involved in environmental management, emergency management or security.
Before choosing safety as a career, one must understand the career path.
Career Paths in Safety involves the primary focus of safety practice; that is to prevent incidents and accidents that may lead to injuries, illnesses, damage to property and equipment, or harm to the environment. Many companies have combined safety, health, and environmental matters into a single depart- ment. You may consider yourself this way too.
Take for instance, as a safety officer from Red Cross or Police – you must learn to see yourself as a mini-doctor, mini-nurse, etc. Because you have the first job to help the doctor or nurse in keeping a victim stable before the case is taken over.
The field of safety management is interdisciplinary in nature — drawing on areas of study such as business, public policy, economics, risk analysis, and occupational health.
Safety management is a dynamic and competitive field — a mission-driven industry for professionals who have the skills to mitigate risk and improve conditions for individuals in a variety of environments.
Therefore, to chose safety as a career, one must as him/herself these questions;
Having answered these questions, below are the places you can go work as a safety officer, and how much money you can make while enjoying your passion ( as confirmed by Graduate Admissions)
Average Salary: $72,000 | Job Growth Rate: 7 percent
Average Salary: $98,000 | Job Growth Rate: 9 percent.
Average Salary: $97,000 | Job Growth Rate: 11 percent.
Average Salary: $94,000 | Job Growth Rate: 6 percent.
Average Salary: $96,000 | Job Growth Rate: 4 percent.
Average Salary: $76,000 | Job Growth Rate: 6 percent.
Average Salary: $71,000 | Job Growth Rate: 4 percent.
The work of safety professionals is vital to protecting the planet, the public and employees in many industries.
And with a strong job market, you will be ready to respond to the needs of the public and employers, to inspect hazardous situations, and to investigate and administer government regulations.
Good Luck!
Temi Badmus, Nutritionist, Content Creator
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