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Major Overview for Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

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Overview for Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in maintaining job-related health and safety standards. Includes instruction in safety engineering principles, inspection and monitoring procedures, testing and sampling procedures, laboratory techniques, applications to specific work environments, and report preparation.

Careers for Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician Majors

A major in Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

Top 20 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Keene State College
Keene, NH
82
(9.0%)
Minimally Selective$16,358
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
56
(10.1%)
Minimally Selective$10,539
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
42
(2.7%)
Minimally Selective$15,811
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
42
(1.8%)
Minimally Selective$13,155
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
40
(1.7%)
Minimally Selective$11,237
Murray State University
Murray, KY
31
(2.0%)
Minimally Selective$11,936
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
19
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$15,004
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
17
(1.2%)
Minimally Selective$14,534
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
14
(0.8%)
Minimally Selective$11,074
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
14
(1.0%)
Minimally Selective$12,178
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.