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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Michigan

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7.7% Jobs Projection
$69,740 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Michigan are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Michigan is growing faster than average.

  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in Michigan earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Work in Michigan?

2,250 people worked as Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,000 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,230 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists working in it, which means Michigan has more Occupational Health and Safety Specialists than average.

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Job Projections for Michigan

Jobs for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in this state are growing at a rate of 7.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.1%.

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Michigan Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 120 annual job openings, and 2,100 total jobs in 2026 for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,000 annual jobs and 90,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Make in Michigan?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists ranged from $42,340 to $102,280 with $69,740 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.35 to $49.17. The median hourly rate was $33.53.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $34.06 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.53.

The median salary in Michigan is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Michigan Metros for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Occupational Health and Safety Specialists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 890 $73,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 240 $61,220
Midland, MI 190 $72,810
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 160 $63,680
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 130 $72,500
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 100 $65,240
Ann Arbor, MI 80 $74,790
Flint, MI 50 $62,630
Battle Creek, MI 40 $73,310
Saginaw, MI 30 $60,560
Muskegon, MI 30 $66,390

Top States for Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Employment

View the list below to see where most Occupational Health and Safety Specialists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 11,870 $72,310
California 7,560 $87,240
Pennsylvania 4,370 $69,520
Ohio 4,280 $72,930
New York 3,780 $73,380
Washington 3,000 $75,690
Virginia 2,980 $68,840
Florida 2,920 $65,960
Indiana 2,610 $62,790
North Carolina 2,440 $68,790
Illinois 2,300 $75,960
Michigan 2,250 $69,740
New Jersey 2,240 $80,730
South Carolina 2,140 $51,930
Colorado 2,120 $79,630
Minnesota 1,710 $76,510
Tennessee 1,710 $73,910
Missouri 1,580 $67,930
Kentucky 1,580 $63,690
Georgia 1,570 $70,850

Below are the states where Occupational Health and Safety Specialists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island $94,240
District of Columbia $89,460
California $87,240
Alaska $84,700
Connecticut $83,030
North Dakota $82,720
Massachusetts $82,440
New Jersey $80,730
Colorado $79,630
Maryland $78,220

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