A Powerpoint presentation about a potential field that I am interested in.

1. Career Interests
Joseph Cahill
January 20, 2016
Health 4190

2. Introduction
• Occupational Health Managers are the people primarily
responsible for ensuring health and safety policies within a
workplace environment.
• Their median pay is $72,936, which is above the national
average.
• Typically needs at least a Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare
related field.
• Occupational Health Managers can work in the public and
private sectors, along with doing consulting work.

3. History of the Profession
• Before the late 19th century, there was little information
collected on worker safety because it was not a topic of
interest.
• Manufacturing, mining, and working on railroads were all very
dangerous fields to work in.
• Courts would normally deny liability to an employer if an
accident happened at work, and employees hurt on the job
rarely received compensation.
• In the early 1900’s, the first push for worker safety rights
began to be pushed.

4. History of the Profession
• In 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
was established.
• While there may have been safety standards before the
passage of this act, the OSHA act helped to regulate standards
across the board.
• In 1970, it was estimated that there were 14,000 workers
killed on the job, with that number falling to 4,340 by 2009.
• OSHA has passed standards for many industries, with
construction and textile just being a few. They protect workers
by passing policies and laws pertinent to workplace dangers.

5. Pay Scale and Job Growth
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median salary
for managers working in occupational health and safety was
$69,210. Payscale.com reported that it was $72,396.
• Unfortunately, job growth is projected to be slower for
occupational health and safety than the average, and growth
is only expected at 4%.
• According to a survey done by payscale.com, respondents
were extremely satisfied, with 25 out of 25 ranking their job
satisfaction at 5 out of 5.

6. Growth Potential
• Pay ranges from $49K to $104K per year.
• According to Payscale.com, experience and pay tend to be
weakly linked; people with more experience do not
necessarily bring in higher earnings.
• One can move up the ranks of management in health and
safety, from coordinator, to manager, to director.

7. My Onet Profiler Results
• When circling traits that describe me in class, social ranked
first, then enterprising and investigative were tied for second
and third.
• When playing the party game, I once again ranked social first,
followed by investigative, and then finally enterprising.
• When I took the online test, my social and investigative traits
were tied, and then realistic was third.
• Upon doing these tests, I was able to confidently conclude
that I should look for work that involves lots of interaction and
critical thinking.

8. How do my skills apply to my
Onet results?
• I agree largely with my Onet results.
• In all of my tests, social was the most dominant trait. I do
enjoy working with other people , and helping them learn and
grow. I find that work rewarding and would enjoy a career that
involves doing so.
• I also agree largely with investigative being another dominant
trait of mine. I really like to think critically about problems and
find the best solution. Also, whenever my mind gets caught on
something, its hard for me to forget about it until I have
figured it out.

9. Why does this job work for
me?
• I really want to work in a job where I interact with people. I
really do not want to work in front of a computer all day or
barely talk to anyone.
• An occupational health and safety manager interacts with
fellow employees, whether it is filling out accident reports, or
working with other managers to develop safer policies.
• Onet confirmed that the social trait is the most dominant one
in me, however I also have strong investigative and realistic
traits. I believe this job would allow me to critically think
about best practices and allow me to care for people by
ensuring they work in a pleasant environment.

10. Graduate Program that
Interests me
• Masters of Public Health from the University of Iowa, with a focus in
Occupational and Environmental Health.
• Iowa is ranked the 17th graduate school in public health, according to
the U.S. news.
• An undergraduate degree is required for the program, along with a
GPA of at least 3.0.
• The preferred minimums for the GRE score to gain acceptance are
151 verbal and 152 quantitative.
• The program requires 42 credit hours to graduate, with the MPH
being 18 hours, practicum 3 hours, required courses 13 hours, and
electives being 8 hours.

11. Real Life Jobs in the Field
• The following is a job that looked interesting from indeed.com
• Project manager, global occupational health services at
Abbott. Primary Job Functions being Medical surveillance to
promote health of all employees, occupational health
leadership and direction for Abbott, and knowledge and
sharing information across the company to assure
improvement of occupational health programs.

12. Conclusion
• I could see myself doing this job due to my social and
investigative nature, as shown by my Onet results.
• I care about the safety and health of other people, and I would
enjoy working a job where I can make people enjoy their
workday more by improving health.
• I also have an attention to detail, which would help in
maintaining compliance with specific guidelines.

13. Conclusion
• Other perks of the job include that the median salary is
approximately $20,000 dollars higher than the national
median.
• Payscale.com also reported that normally the hours are good
for the job, except in the case of emergency.
• A downside to the field is that the growth rate is only
expected at 4%, below even the national average.
• Overall it is an interesting field and I believe a Master’s degree
could easily allow to me stand in a candidate pool and allow
better career options.

14. Works Cited
• Aldrich, Mark. "History of Workplace Safety in the United States,
1880-1970." EHnet. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.
<http://eh.net/encyclopedia/history-of-workplace-safety-in-the-
united-states-1880-1970/>.
• "How to Apply to the MPH Program - University of Iowa College of
Public Health." University of Iowa College of Public Health. N.p., n.d.
Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/how-to-
apply-mph/>.
• "Manager Occupational Health." Description at ADVOCATE HEALTH
CARE (SYSTEM). N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.
<https://jobs.advocatehealth.com/job/-/-
/33/1218326?utm_source=indeed.com&utm_medium=cpc&utm_ca
mpaign=paid_media&ss=paid&utm_content=Management>.

15. Works Cited
• "MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health - University
of Iowa College of Public Health." University of Iowa College of
Public Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.
<http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/mph-oeh/>.
• "Occupational Health Manager Salary (United States) United
States Home Change Country Don't See What You Are Looking
For?Get A Free Custom Salary Report »." Occupational Health
Manager Salary. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.
<http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Occupational_H
ealth_Manager/Salary>.

16. Works Cited
• "Public Health." Best Programs. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.
<http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-
graduate-schools/top-health-schools/public-health-rankings>.
• "Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2016.
<http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/occupational-health-
and-safety-specialists.htm#tab-1>.