Health care facilities inspector vs environmental health specialist

The differences between health care facilities inspectors and environmental health 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 environmental health specialist. Additionally, an environmental health specialist has an average salary of $54,789, 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 environmental health specialist are environmental health, EHS, and OSHA.

Health care facilities inspector vs environmental health specialist overview

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Yearly salary	$52,340	$54,789
Hourly rate	$25.16	$26.34
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	132,329	69,497
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Health care facilities inspector vs environmental health specialist salary

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

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Average salary	$52,340	$54,789
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $83,000	Between $38,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	ICU Medical
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between health care facilities inspector and environmental health specialist education

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

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Nursing	Public Health
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of California, Berkeley

Health care facilities inspector vs environmental health specialist demographics

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

	Health Care Facilities Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 62.8% Female, 37.2%
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, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.7% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between health care facilities inspector and environmental health 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.

Environmental health specialist example responsibilities.

Help in managing the implementation of management systems meeting OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 standards.
Manage organization's injury/illness recordkeeping and handle worker's compensation claims.
Provide strategic leadership and work with management on identify EHS issues/recommendations/opportunities to foster continuous improvement of EHS programs and culture.
Maintain SDS and GHS programs.
Serve as an in-house expert for GHS - SDS and labeling issues.
Help integrate EHSMS internal audits with QMS internal audits for ISO 13485 and reviewing QSR.

Health care facilities inspector vs environmental health 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 environmental health specialist skills

Environmental Health, 15%
EHS, 8%
OSHA, 7%
Hazardous Waste, 4%
Public Health, 3%
Risk Assessments, 3%

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