Learn about the types of people who become occupational health specialists. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2022
88% of occupational health specialists work in full-time roles while 12% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2022
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming an occupational health specialist. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming occupational health specialists at a ratio of 1.04 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2022
46% of occupational health specialists are female and 54% are male.
Gender Bias, 2022
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being an occupational health specialist and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming an occupational health specialist and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more women interested in becoming an occupational health specialist than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of occupational health specialists are White, making up 60% of the population. The next highest segments are Black or African American and Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish, making up 21% and 5% respectively.