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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
- US jobs
- 30,590
- Median wage
- $61,560 a year
- Job family
- Science and research
Can agents do the work of occupational health and safety technicians?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Science and research:
- Task levelPartialThin evidence. CORE-Bench asks agents to reproduce the results of published papers in computer science, social science, and medicine from the authors' code and data. Princeton's HAL team declared it solved in December 2025: Claude Code with Claude Opus 4.5 scored 95.5% after manual regrading. No benchmark in our collection tests new experiments or lab work.
- Project levelNot yetThin evidence. On PaperBench, where agents replicate machine learning papers from scratch, the best official result is 26.0% (o1, April 2025). On a small subset, ML PhDs scored 41.4% against o1's 26.6%. No newer official results exist, and no benchmark tests research projects in other sciences.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in science and research, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 95.5%Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5 (after manual regrading) · 3 Dec 2025Solved
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that danger or potential harm exists.
- Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
- Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices or maintenance of proper ventilation during wind turbine construction.
- Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.
- Maintain all required environmental records and documentation.
- Provide consultation to organizations or agencies on the workplace application of safety principles, practices, or techniques.
- Inspect fire suppression systems or portable fire systems to ensure proper working order.
- Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment, such as hearing protection or respirators.
- Recommend corrective measures to be applied based on results of environmental contaminant analyses.
- Prepare or review specifications or orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards.
- Prepare or calibrate equipment used to collect or analyze samples.
- Conduct worker studies to determine whether specific instances of disease or illness are job-related.
Other job titles for this occupation (35)
Advisory Industrial Hygienist · Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) · Construction Safety Consultant · EHS Advisor (Environmental, Health, and Safety Advisor) · Health and Safety Technician (Health and Safety Tech) · Industrial Hygiene Consultant · Industrial Hygienist · Safety Specialist · Safety Technician (Safety Tech) · Safety Trainer · Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) · Consumer Safety Technician (Consumer Safety Tech) · EHS Coordinator (Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator) · Environmental Health and Safety Technician (Environmental Health and Safety Tech) · Environmental Health Technologist · Ergonomics Technician (Ergonomics Tech) · Field Safety Coordinator · Food Safety Coordinator · Health and Safety Coordinator · Life Safety Technician (Life Safety Tech) · Occupational Health and Safety Technician (Occupational Health and Safety Tech) · Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST) · Patient Safety Coordinator · Radiation Monitor · Safety and Environmental Coordinator · Safety and Quality Coordinator · Safety and Training Coordinator · Safety Compliance Coordinator · Safety Coordinator · Safety Equipment Testing Specialist · Safety Instructor · Safety Officer · Site Safety and Health Officer · Site Safety Coordinator · Workplace Coordinator