Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
19-5012 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
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National estimates for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Industry profile for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Geographic profile for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
National estimates for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 20,950 |
2.0 % |
$ 27.82 |
$ 57,870 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.02 |
$ 20.00 |
$ 25.65 |
$ 34.29 |
$ 43.16 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 33,330 |
$ 41,600 |
$ 53,340 |
$ 71,320 |
$ 89,780 |
Industry profile for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
2,050 |
0.13 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,060 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,850 |
0.03 |
$ 26.35 |
$ 54,800 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
840 |
0.03 |
$ 27.59 |
$ 57,400 |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal |
830 |
0.84 |
$ 40.20 |
$ 83,620 |
| Truck Transportation |
820 |
0.06 |
$ 22.43 |
$ 46,650 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
Top paying industries for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
Geographic profile for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
3,800 |
0.31 |
2.08 |
$ 24.14 |
$ 50,220 |
| California |
1,970 |
0.12 |
0.79 |
$ 27.97 |
$ 58,180 |
| New York |
1,050 |
0.12 |
0.80 |
$ 29.42 |
$ 61,200 |
| Indiana |
860 |
0.30 |
1.96 |
$ 26.06 |
$ 54,200 |
| Ohio |
790 |
0.15 |
1.02 |
$ 25.34 |
$ 52,700 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
130 |
0.45 |
3.01 |
$ 34.04 |
$ 70,810 |
| North Dakota |
140 |
0.36 |
2.37 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,920 |
| South Carolina |
700 |
0.35 |
2.31 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Texas |
3,800 |
0.31 |
2.08 |
$ 24.14 |
$ 50,220 |
| Indiana |
860 |
0.30 |
1.96 |
$ 26.06 |
$ 54,200 |
Top paying states for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
260 |
0.08 |
0.51 |
$ 38.18 |
$ 79,420 |
| Washington |
520 |
0.16 |
1.08 |
$ 36.07 |
$ 75,020 |
| Maryland |
260 |
0.10 |
0.68 |
$ 35.05 |
$ 72,900 |
| West Virginia |
120 |
0.19 |
1.24 |
$ 34.67 |
$ 72,120 |
| Alaska |
130 |
0.45 |
3.01 |
$ 34.04 |
$ 70,810 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,200 |
0.41 |
2.69 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,450 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,030 |
0.29 |
1.90 |
$ 24.62 |
$ 51,220 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,030 |
0.12 |
0.77 |
$ 30.27 |
$ 62,960 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
590 |
2.65 |
17.59 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
520 |
0.09 |
0.59 |
$ 29.76 |
$ 61,900 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
410 |
0.09 |
0.63 |
$ 32.23 |
$ 67,040 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
340 |
0.15 |
0.96 |
$ 30.70 |
$ 63,860 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
310 |
0.12 |
0.79 |
$ 37.00 |
$ 76,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
290 |
0.10 |
0.63 |
$ 33.50 |
$ 69,690 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
280 |
0.19 |
1.26 |
$ 31.91 |
$ 66,380 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
590 |
2.65 |
17.59 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Midland, MI |
70 |
2.28 |
15.13 |
$ 30.56 |
$ 63,570 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
70 |
0.82 |
5.45 |
$ 23.35 |
$ 48,560 |
| Columbus, IN |
40 |
0.81 |
5.39 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,920 |
| Midland, TX |
80 |
0.79 |
5.22 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,450 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH |
40 |
0.68 |
4.53 |
$ 29.23 |
$ 60,790 |
| Merced, CA |
40 |
0.63 |
4.16 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,500 |
| Abilene, TX |
40 |
0.63 |
4.15 |
$ 23.23 |
$ 48,310 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
100 |
0.62 |
4.13 |
$ 24.28 |
$ 50,510 |
| El Paso, TX |
190 |
0.61 |
4.06 |
$ 17.78 |
$ 36,980 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
230 |
0.09 |
0.59 |
$ 38.84 |
$ 80,790 |
| Knoxville, TN |
110 |
0.28 |
1.89 |
$ 37.27 |
$ 77,510 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
310 |
0.12 |
0.79 |
$ 37.00 |
$ 76,950 |
| Anchorage, AK |
80 |
0.48 |
3.20 |
$ 35.92 |
$ 74,710 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
40 |
0.13 |
0.84 |
$ 35.32 |
$ 73,460 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
150 |
0.40 |
2.67 |
$ 34.21 |
$ 71,150 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
40 |
0.16 |
1.06 |
$ 33.90 |
$ 70,520 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
70 |
0.03 |
0.17 |
$ 33.75 |
$ 70,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
290 |
0.10 |
0.63 |
$ 33.50 |
$ 69,690 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
210 |
0.19 |
1.23 |
$ 33.22 |
$ 69,100 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
