Occupational health and safety specialists in Northeast

The employment outlook will be Good for occupational health and safety specialists (NOC 22232) in the Northeast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about occupational health and safety specialists in the Northeast region:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Occupational health and safety specialists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 35%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 24%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 23%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 17%