Careers
This is an exciting time to pursue a career in environmental and occupational health.
Why?
Because of:
- increased awareness of physical, biological and chemical hazards in our world
- greater knowledge of their potential effects on human health-especially the health of children
- more emphasis on personal and worker safety
This career can provide:
- An opportunity to make a significant contribution to society
- A highly competitive salary
- Professional advancement in research, management, academia, practice or policy development
Job titles of our graduates
- associate professor, environmental & occupational health
- bioenvironmental engineer
- chair, department of epidemiology & biostatistics
- chair, department of family & preventive medicine
- chief, risk assessment section
- chief of operational medicine
- clinical instructor, pulmonary & critical care medicine
- clinical cancer research
- compliance analyst
- director, executive health program
- director, occupational safety & health program
- director, tribal health services
- educational outreach manager
- emergency preparedness section supervisor
- environmental health and safety director
- environmental health education program manager
- environmental health director
- environmental health specialist
- epidemiologist
- family practice physician
- health and safety management specialist
- health and safety officer
- health service officer
- indoor air program coordinator
- industrial hygienist
- legislative economist
- loss control consultant
- manager, safety and operations training
- manager, site assessment section
- medical director
- occupational health and safety supervisor
- occupational health physician
- outreach program manager
- patent attorney
- pediatrician
- pharmacologist/toxicologist
- president, consulting firm
- public health advisor
- public health service officer
- pulmonary specialist
- research ergonomist
- research scientist
- regional director of safety & health
- remedial project manager
- research ergonomist
- risk assessor
- sanitarian
- senior director of regulatory affairs
- staff scientist
- senior medical officer
- technical services section manager
- toxicologist
- vice president, environmental health & safety
- water quality specialist
