Careers Finding a Job Health and Safety Jobs: Career Options and Job Titles Print Jose Luis Pelaez Inc. / DigitalVision / Getty Images Finding a Job Job Searching Career Advice Skills & Keywords Resumes Salary & Benefits Letters & Emails Job Listings Job Interviews Cover Letters Best Jobs Work-From-Home Jobs Internships Table of Contents Expand Careers in Health and Safety Health and Safety Job Titles Health Care Positions Law Enforcement Positions Fire-Related Jobs Environmental Careers Miscellaneous Health and Safety Jobs By Alison Doyle Updated on 10/31/19 Health and safety jobs in the fields of law enforcement, fire safety, the environment, and wellness are numerous, and all offer potentially intriguing career opportunities. If you're interested in helping people and/or the environment, you can discover a wide range of opportunities in this rewarding field. Review job titles, career options, in-demand jobs, and salary information for health and safety occupations. Careers in Health and Safety If you have an interest in health and wellness, the field is wide open with a wealth of options. You could pursue a career as an epidemiologist to help study and control diseases. In office environments, ergonomists study where and how people work and recommend ways for employees to be more healthy and efficient at their desks and elsewhere.In medicine, you could pursue a career as a staff physician specializing in occupational medicine and primary care, or work as a medical director in employee health services.You could also train to become an industrial hygiene/safety engineer or become credentialed in that field to assess injuries and safety hazards.Other health professions working in the health and wellness area include occupational health analysts and nurses. Health and Safety Job Titles Some of the most common and in-demand job titles in the health and safety industry are physicians, nurses, and environmental personnel. For more information about each job title, check out the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook. Health Care Positions If you want to play a role in treating patients either directly or indirectly, then a career in healthcare may be the perfect path for you. Positions in this field are both clinical and non-clinical and include physicians, epidemiologists, hospital administration, and nursing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the number of registered nurses in the country will increase 15% between 2016 and 2026. Claims and Insurance AnalystClinical Nurse EducatorCorporate Safety DirectorDirector of Safety and WellnessEpidemiologistErgonomistForensic NurseHealth and Safety ManagerHome Health NurseHospice NurseInfection Control PractitionerManager, Occupational HealthMedical Director, Employee Health ServicesOccupational Health AnalystOccupational Health NursePhysician’s AssistantPublic Health NurseTelephone Triage NurseTravel Nurse Law Enforcement Positions If law enforcement is a career field that has always appealed to you, working as a police officer, corrections officer, or security guard can be just the beginning of a broad range of possibilities for women and men. Specific careers in law enforcement can range from small towns to big cities to federal agencies. As analysis of scientific evidence and electronic data has increased, the need for law enforcement professionals with relevant specialized skills has increased as well. Arson InvestigatorCompliance InvestigatorCorrectional OfficerEnforcement OfficerEpidemic Intelligence Service OfficerInvestigatorJailerPolice OfficerSecurity Officer Fire-Related Jobs There is never a shortage of fire-related jobs in the health and safety field, including opportunities as a fire and arson investigator, fire marshal, fire inspector, or firefighter. Jobs helping to prevent fires by working as a fire prevention inspector or fire prevention specialist also are available. Deputy Fire MarshalFire FighterFire InspectorFire InvestigatorFire MarshallFire Prevention InspectorFire Prevention SpecialistFire and Explosion Investigator Environmental Careers If you'd like to pursue a career in the safety arena with a focus on the environment, you're in luck as there are a number of environmental jobs you can choose from. Environmental scientists are needed to study soil, water, and more, while environmental health specialists help enforce regulations related to food, water, and hazardous wastes, among other things. If protecting the environment is your calling, a career as an environmental protection specialist might be enticing. Environmental jobs also include career options such as toxics program officers, field engineers, and waste management specialists. Environmental Protection SpecialistEnvironment, Health and Safety ManagerEnvironmental Health and Safety Delivery SpecialistEnvironmental Health and Safety EngineerEnvironmental Health and Safety ManagerEnvironmental Health SpecialistEnvironmental Protection SpecialistEnvironmental Quality AnalystEnvironmental ScientistExtravehicular Activity Safety Engineer (EVA Engineer)Field Safety OfficerFish and Game WardenIndustrial Hygiene/Safety EngineerIndustrial HygienistInjury/Safety Hazard AssessmentInspectorResource Conservation and Recovery Act Enforcement OfficeRisk Control ConsultantRisk Control RepresentativeRisk Management CoordinatorSafety DirectorSafety EngineerSafety TechnicianSurveyorSystem Safety EngineerToxics Program OfficerWaste Management Specialist Miscellaneous Health and Safety Jobs A lot of jobs in the health and safety field are general or do not fit into a specific area. Product safety consultants help make sure products meet necessary standards before reaching the marketplace. Other possible careers include: Cargo SurveyorMarine SurveyorPetroleum InspectorExtravehicular Activity Safety EngineerInsurance ClaimsInsurance AnalystCompliance InvestigatorSafety Director TechnicianProduct Safety ConsultantProduct Safety EngineerProduct Safety ManagerRegional Safety ManagerProduct Responsibility Liaison