Occupational Health Jobs

Based on 1950 definition of the World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization, those under occupational health jobs aim at "the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations. Also, those involved in occupational health jobs work for the prevention among workers of departures from health caused by their working conditions. Occupational health jobs also deal with the protection of workers in their employment from health risk factors. Placing and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological and psychological capabilities is also part of the scope of occupational health jobs. In short, those in occupational health jobs, as part of nursing jobs, ensure that individuals are adapted to their work environments.

What do occupational health jobs entail?

Since occupational health problems occur at work, those working in occupational health jobs deal with problems involving

  1. common injuries acquired at work like cuts, broken bones, sprains and strains, or amputations
  2. repetitive motion disorders
  3. earing problems caused by exposure to noise
  4. vision problems and blindness
  5. illness caused by breathing, touching or eating unsafe substances 6. illness due to exposure to radiation; and exposure to germs

What is the compensation of occupational health jobs in Australia?

In Australia, the median salary rate of occupational health jobs with one to four years of experience is about AU$19.75 per hour. Those with occupational health jobs with five to nine years experience already enjoy an hourly salary rate of about AU$31.26. And those who are already with 10-19 years of experience in the occupational health jobs receive 23 Australian dollars per hour.

In terms of salary bonus, the median bonus enjoyed by people under occupational health jobs category receive about AU$930 when they have only an experience of less than one year. Those in the occupational health jobs with one to four years receive a median bonus of about AU$ 1,015. People who are in occupational health jobs with five to nine years of experience enjoy one of the highest bonus in their job category among nursing jobs. These workers enjoy a bonus of about AU$2,035.

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