Australian Education Pathways

Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals

University or VET Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2513

Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals develop, implement and evaluate policies and programs to monitor environmental health and occupational health and safety and related legislation to ensure safe and healthy working conditions, and assist injured staff through the workers' compensation and rehabilitation process.

People employed42,000
Median pay$2,284per week, full-time
Projected growth+11.3%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth+6.2%per year
Median age42
Female share50%

How do you get there?

Highest qualification held by people in this job: 46.2% university · 40.5% vet / tafe · 10.2% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).

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Where these jobs are

QLD 28.7% · NSW 23.7% · VIC 19.8% · WA 18.6% · SA 5.3% · TAS 1.9% · ACT 1.1% · NT 0.9%

Top industries

Public Administration and Safety · Construction · Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.