Graduates actively work to minimize job-related hazards such as noise and chemical exposures and ergonomic stress. Employment is possible in a variety of organizations including automotive, chemical and manufacturing industries, hospitals, insurance companies, consulting firms, universities, and labor unions. Most employment opportunities are located in metropolitan areas. Industrial Safety Option Industrial safety graduates may work in industry or government to provide safe and healthy environments to keep employees healthy and on the job. Graduates collect and evaluate data, and make recommendations based on those findings.
Employment is generally in heavy industry in metropolitan areas.
The hazardous materials management profession provides opportunities in government and industry. Graduates should work well under stressful conditions and have a desire to travel. In environmental health management, the choices of a career are broad. In industry, environmental professionals find employment in areas in which sanitation is critical, especially in food production. With specialized training in human ecology and sanitation, graduates become primary members of an integrated environmental management team in city, county and state health departments, other governmental agencies and in integrated pest control management companies.