Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Salary in the US
A occupational health and safety technicians earns a national median of $61,560 a year (mean $68,120) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #411 of 825.
How much does a occupational health and safety technicians earn in the US?
A occupational health and safety technicians in the United States earns a median of $61,560 a year (mean $68,120), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 30,590 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-5012), ranked #411 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$61,560
per year
Mean
$68,120
per year
Employment
30,590
US workers
National rank
#411
of 825 by median
What a occupational health and safety technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a occupational health and safety technicians (SOC 19-5012) earns a median annual wage of $61,560 and a mean (average) of $68,120. The median is the midpoint — half of occupational health and safety technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a occupational health and safety technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for occupational health and safety technicians is $61,560, and the mean (average) is $68,120. The median is the midpoint — half of occupational health and safety technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does occupational health and safety technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $61,560, a occupational health and safety technicians earns 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many occupational health and safety technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 30,590 occupational health and safety technicians employed nationally (SOC 19-5012), across all industries.
- Where does this occupational health and safety technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-5012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-5012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries