Health and Safety Managers and Officers
Wages
New workers start around £24,146. Normal pay is £38,434 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £77,737.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 69,384 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Gives talks and distributes information on accident prevention and keeps up to date with the relevant legislation.
Counsels individuals on any personal or domestic problems affecting their work.
Maintains contact with those off work due to illness.
Compiles statistics on accidents and injuries, analyses their causes and makes recommendations to management accordingly.
Instructs workers in the proper use of protective clothing and safety devices and conducts routine tests on that equipment.
Helps to develop effective health and safety policies and procedures and carries out risk assessments.
Inspects workplace areas to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.