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OSCA 269331Updated 2026-01-29
Environmental Health Officer
National shortage level: Medium
ANZSCO 251311OSCA 269331
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 110k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2120
Salary range: AUD 99k-AUD 121k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
25.9%
NSW
25.5%
VIC
22.6%
QLD
Education mix
40.3%
bachelor degree
20.4%
Post graduate
12.3%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
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.
What you do
- • 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.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (40.3%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Advises on and enforces relevant legislation.
- • Co-ordinates the return of injured workers into the workplace.
- • Develops, implements and monitors programs minimising workplace and environmental pollution involving chemical and physical hazards.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2120
Annual median: AUD 110k
Range: AUD 99k-AUD 121k