Education in environmental health sciences can prepare you for many different careers. Employment of EHS specialists is rapidly increasing (estimated to grow 28% from 2008 to 2018) Examples of careers include:
Environmental-Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine specialists combine clinical and public health expertise. They treat individual worker/patients and also implement and evaluate population/corporate programs. For information: Organization, Certification
Industrial Hygienist
Industrial Hygienists are specialists in evaluating worksites and designing control measures. They address quantitative and qualitative exposure measurements, human behaviors, and work-place factors to protect workers health and promote safety. For information: Organization, Certification
Environmental Microbiologist
Environmental microbiologists measure microbes in the indoor and outdoor environments and endeavor to prevent infectious diseases or use beneficial microbes for remediation of environmental contaminants. For information: Certification
Registered Sanitarian
Sanitarians apply environmental control measures to protect human health, safety and welfare in community settings. For information: Organization, Certification
Environmental exposure and risk assessment professional
These professionals obtain and use environmental exposure information to assess risks and evaluate solutions. For information: Organization , Organization
Safety Professional
Safety professionals design and maintain systems to reduce accidents and injuries. For information: Organization, Certification
Environmental policy/regulation specialist
Policy/Regulation Specialists combine knowledge of regulation with exposure assessment to assure compliance with appropriate regulations. For information: Organization
Toxicologist
Toxicologists study the effects and mechanisms of action of toxic substances in animal and humans. For information: Organization, Certification
Other professions include
- Air Pollution Specialist
- Surface Water Specialist
- Drinking Water and Ground Water Specialist
- Hazardous Waste Specialist
- Solid Waste Specialist
- Emergency Management Specialist
- Epidemiologist
- Emergency Response Specialist
- Remedial Response Specialist
- Occupational Safety Expert
- Food Safety Specialist
- Environmental Health Academic
