Industrial
Hygienist
Duties and Responsibilities:
They evaluate health hazards, conduct health risk
assessments, manage industrial or business health programs, and provide
consultation. They may be administrators, researchers, consultants or
teachers. Many work as part of an industrial or government team, although
some have private practices. What they often do is Collect samples and
perform laboratory analyses, and other things like check workers exposures, calibrate
equipment, they do epidemiological research, and they instruct employs on how
to be safe.
Average Salary: $40,000-$60,000
Education:
The students should try to take the most challenging courses in
high school and study really hard while choosing the right. It requires a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in occupational
health and safety, environmental health engineering, or the physical
sciences. Many jobs require certification and/or a Master's Degree in
these, or related, fields. Certification requires successful completion
of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene examination.
I do not think that I would
like to be an Industrial Hygienist because I don’t think that I can learn all
the things that I need to learn to be a Industrial Hygienist.