Careers
The environmental health and safety field offers the benefit of job diversity, so you may choose from a variety of careers and industries. Occupational and environmental health professionals who specialize in industrial hygiene are in particularly high demand across many industries. You may choose employment in a variety of organizations, such as:
- Public utilities
- Colleges and universities
- Government agencies
- Insurance companies
- Labor unions
- Chemical companies
- Research laboratories
- Consulting firms
- Hospitals
- Manufacturing companies
- Hazardous waste companies
Below is a select list of the many companies that have offered jobs to our students.
- Alcoa
- Caterpillar
- Eli Lilly
- Exxon Mobile
- General Motors
- Ford
- Boeing
- Dow Chemical
- Subaru
- 3M
- John Deere
- Abbott Labs
- WABASH
Industrial hygiene careers frequently lead to upper-management positions. However, the fastest-growing segment of the industrial hygiene profession is self-employment or consulting.
