Where are the jobs?
Scientists with work environment expertise work mainly in consultancies, occupational health services or the Swedish Work Environment Authority.
Environmental and occupational hygienists work in the regions to investigate ill health linked to the surrounding environment.
In larger businesses, there are always work environment experts, who then tend to have the role of internal consultants, project managers or coordinators. Some also work with process safety in industry, in which case the risks are often on a larger scale and can also have consequences for the environment.
Most common employers for natural scientists in the field of work environment:
- Swedish Work Environment Authority
- The Swedish Armed Forces
- Feelgood health care
- Regions
- Municipalities
What do occupational health and safety scientists do at work?
Occupational health and safety scientists focus on risk assessment, advice and supervision.
Common areas of work
Common job titles:
- Occupational Health and Safety Engineer/Safety Engineer
- Occupational Health and Safety Inspector/Administrator
- Manager
- Occupational health and safety officer
- Head of department
- HR specialist/expert/manager
- Inspector
- Laboratory engineer
- Environmental and health and safety manager
- Environmental and quality manager
- Safety officer/coordinator
- Investigator
What do occupational health and safety scientists earn?
This is the salary range for occupational health and safety scientists:
P10 means that 10 percent have a salary that is equal to or less than the salary that falls on P10. P90 means that 10 percent have a salary that is equal to or more than the salary that falls on P90.
For those who are members of Naturvetarna, more detailed statistics are available in Saco LöneSök.