Health care facilities inspector vs ehs specialist

The differences between health care facilities inspectors and ehs specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a health care facilities inspector and an ehs specialist. Additionally, an ehs specialist has an average salary of $58,112, which is higher than the $52,340 average annual salary of a health care facilities inspector.

The top three skills for a health care facilities inspector include home health, health care facilities and federal regulations. The most important skills for an ehs specialist are OSHA, environmental health, and risk assessments.

Health care facilities inspector vs ehs specialist overview

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	EHS Specialist
Yearly salary	$52,340	$58,112
Hourly rate	$25.16	$27.94
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	132,329	7,580
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Health care facilities inspector vs ehs specialist salary

Health care facilities inspectors and ehs specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	EHS Specialist
Average salary	$52,340	$58,112
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $83,000	Between $41,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between health care facilities inspector and ehs specialist education

There are a few differences between a health care facilities inspector and an ehs specialist in terms of educational background:

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	EHS Specialist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Health care facilities inspector vs ehs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between health care facilities inspectors' and ehs specialists' demographics:

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	EHS Specialist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 6.4% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 5.8% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between health care facilities inspector and ehs specialist duties and responsibilities

Health care facilities inspector example responsibilities.

Research and resolve recipients complaints relate to Medicaid service limitations, accessibility of MediPass manage services and provider treatment of recipients.
Research and resolve recipients complaints relate to Medicaid service limitations, accessibility of MediPass manage services and provider treatment of recipients.
Ensure compliance of HACCP regulations.

Ehs specialist example responsibilities.

Assist with training, inspections, recordkeeping and reporting require for managing all wastes generate.
Manage cross-functional teams/committees in development and implementation of robust proactive ergonomics program.
Experience in environmental remediation, delineation and preparing reports for TXRRC, EPA.
Monitor employees and equipment to ensure active compliance in following all ISO standards and procedures.
Assist in obtaining ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification for a new factory in Canada.
Skil in working with agencies such as EPA, and state and local environmental and regulatory authorities.

Health care facilities inspector vs ehs specialist skills

Common health care facilities inspector skills

Home Health, 20%
Health Care Facilities, 19%
Federal Regulations, 18%
State Regulations, 17%
State Laws, 4%
Complaint Investigations, 4%

Common ehs specialist skills

OSHA, 9%
Environmental Health, 7%
Risk Assessments, 5%
Corrective Action, 5%
Ehs Management, 4%
Hazardous Waste, 4%

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