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Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that danger or potential harm exists.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 02Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.Mostly human for now
- 03Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices or maintenance of proper ventilation during wind turbine construction.Mostly human for now
- 04Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.Mostly human for now
- 05Maintain all required environmental records and documentation.AI could speed this up a lot
- 06Provide consultation to organizations or agencies on the workplace application of safety principles, practices, or techniques.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 07Inspect fire suppression systems or portable fire systems to ensure proper working order.Mostly human for now
- 08Verify availability or monitor use of safety equipment, such as hearing protection or respirators.Mostly human for now
- 09Recommend corrective measures to be applied based on results of environmental contaminant analyses.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
- 10Prepare or review specifications or orders for the purchase of safety equipment, ensuring that proper features are present and that items conform to health and safety standards.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
40%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 30% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 63% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
- Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices or maintenance of proper ventilation during wind turbine construction.
- Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.