ANZSCO 251311

Environmental Health Officers

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,300

PART-TIME SHARE

25%

FEMALE SHARE

55%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Environmental Health Officers develop, enforce and evaluate environmental health policies, programs and strategies to improve health outcomes, and oversee the implementation and monitoring of environmental health legislation.

Tasks

  • Develops, implements and reviews environmental health management plans and occupational health and safety plans
  • Prepares and implements plans and strategies for the safe, economic and suitable disposal of commercial, industrial, medical and household wastes
  • Advises on and enforces relevant legislation
  • Implements prevention programs and strategies for communicable diseases, food safety, waste water treatment and disposal systems, recreation and domestic water quality and any contaminated or hazardous substances
  • Works to minimise air, sea, water and noise pollution to improve health outcomes
  • Identifies hazards, assesses and controls risks in the workplace
  • Develops, implements and monitors programs minimising workplace and environmental pollution involving chemical and physical hazards
  • Promotes ergonomic principles within the workplace such as matching furniture, equipment and work activities to the needs of employees
  • Inspects and audits workplaces, processes, plant, chemical and physical hazards for legislative compliance
  • Trains employees in personal protective equipment and safe working procedures
  • Records and investigates injuries and equipment damage, as well as reporting on safety performance
  • Co-ordinates the return of injured workers into the workplace

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Environmental Health Officers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 75% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Environmental Health Officers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    25.9%

    Victoria

    25.5%

    Queensland

    22.6%

    South Australia

    8.7%

    Tasmania

    2.9%

    Northern Territory

    1.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.3%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Environmental Health Officers All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 55% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Environmental Health Officers
    15–19 5.2 0.3
    20–24 9.1 4.3
    25–34 22.7 21.5
    35–44 22.3 26.4
    45–54 20.4 25.0
    55–59 8.8 9.9
    60–64 6.5 7.5
    65 and Over 4.9 4.9

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Environmental Health Officers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 20.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 40.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 12.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 10.8
    Year 12 15.9 6.6
    Year 11 4.0 1.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.2
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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