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Career Resources

This is an exciting time to pursue a career in environmental or occupational health.

Why?

Because of:

• increased awareness of physical, biological and chemical hazards in our world
• greater knowledge of their potential effects on human health-especially the health of children
• more emphasis on personal and worker safety

This career can provide:

• An opportunity to make a significant contribution to society
• A highly competitive salary
• Professional advancement in research, management, academia, practice or policy development

Environmental and occupational health careers are flexible. Professionals can easily move from the role of researcher to manager to practitioner, or from the public to private to nonprofit sectors.

Our programs are diverse. Six Different Majors

For more information, check out this article - "Global Health Jobs: What You Need To Know" and this one: Seattle Times feature on industrial hygiene careers

Where are our Graduates?

What can you do to find out more?

• Join a Professional Organization
• Look for Training opportunities: Internships, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Positions
• Attend a Career Development Workshop
• Look at Current Jobs
• Take advantage of University of Washington career resources
• UW Alumni Association Husky Career Advantage
• UW Career Center

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