Career Opportunities
Industrial health and safety professionals are the people who make safety happen. They have a bright future in industry as inspectors, investigators, analysts, trainers, and program administrators. They are found in government agencies and in the construction, energy, minerals, chemical, transportation, and heavy manufacturing industries. Employment opportunities also exist in research organizations and private consulting companies.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in safety specialist occupations to increase by 29 percent by the year 2005, with approximately 50,000 job openings for inspection or compliance officers in industry and government. Career Paths as an Industrial Health and Safety professional can include positions such as:
- compliance officer
- health and safety specialist
- industrial hygienist
- safety engineer
- loss control specialist
- health and safety manager
- corporate safety director
Penn State's degree program in Industrial Health and Safety offers you the skills and knowledge to embark on a successful career in these fields.
ABET Accreditation
The B.S. program in Industrial Health and Safety is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; telephone: 410-347-7700.