Occupational Health & Safety Technicians
Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
Also called: Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH); Construction Safety Consultant; Industrial Hygienist; Safety, Health, and Environmental Engineer (SHE Engineer)
Knowledge:
- teaching and course design
- customer service
- administrative services
- public safety and security
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Cooperation
Technology:
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Analytical or scientific software
- Statistical analysis software
- TapRooT
