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**__Occupational Hygentist__ ** =====

=__Job Description__= Occupational hygentists help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public. For example, they might design safe work spaces, inspect machines, or test air quality. In addition to making workers safer, specialists and technicians aim to increase worker productivity by reducing absenteeism and equipment downtime—and to save money by lowering insurance premiums and workers’ compensation payments, and preventing government fines. Some specialists and technicians work for governments, conducting safety inspections and imposing fines.

=__**Personality Characters**__= An occupational hygentist needs to be patient and very aware of their surroundings and needs to be friendly but firm. I honestly do not believe I would fit into this category because I am not a very firm person.

=**__Working Conditions__**= - Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians work in a variety of settings from offices and factories to mines. Their jobs often involve considerable fieldwork, and some require frequent travel. Occupational hygentists may be exposed to many of the same strenuous, dangerous, or stressful conditions faced by industrial employees. They may find themselves in an adversarial role if an organization disagrees with their recommendations. Many occupational health and safety specialists and technicians work long, and often irregular, hours.

=**__Places of Employment__**= -Occupational hygentists had about 56,000 avaliable jobs. The majority of jobs are spread throughout the private sector but about 2 out of 5 hygentists work for government agencies. Local governments employ about 15% and the Federal Government employed about 13% and State governments employed about 12%.

-The Federal Government has the most jobs as occupational hygentists. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health hires occupational hygentists to offer companies help in evaluating safety without the risk of fines. Most large government agencies also employ occupational hygentists who work to protect agency employees. Private companies usually employ their own occupational hygentists.

-In addition to working for governments, occupational hygentists are employed in manufacturing firms, private general medical and surgical hospitals, private colleges, universities, and professional schools, scientific and technical consulting services, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, and electric power generation, transmission, and distribution.

=__Job Outlook__= Occupational hygentist's jobs are still in demand. There will always be a needed job no matter what. A hygentist's job cannot be repalced by machinery because they can never meet up to the government's standards.

=**__Salary Information__**= - An occupational hygentist's average salary is $54,920. The highest 10% earned about $83,720. About the middle 50% earned around $41,800 to $70,230. The rest of the low 10% earned less than $32,230. The Federal Government earned around $68,890 and Managment, scientific, and technical consulting services had a salary of about $63,130. General medical and surgical hospitals had a salary of $59,200. The local and state governments earned an average salary between $49,690 to $52,110.

=__Recommended Education and Training__= -Some employers require occupational hygentists to have a bachelor’s degree in occupational health, safety, or a related field, such as engineering, biology, or chemistry. For some positions, a master’s degree in industrial hygiene or a related subject is required. There also are associate degree and 1-year certificate programs, which primarily are intended for technicians.

"Occupational hygiene: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article." __AbsoluteAstronomy.com__. 30 Apr. 2009 [].
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"CareerBeacon.com: Occupational Hygienist I-II - Occupational Health & Safety (Halifax)." __CareerBeacon.com Home__. 30 Apr. 2009 .

"Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians." __U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics__. 02 Apr. 2009 [].

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