Occupation 2483 · Professional occupations
Environmental health professionals use specialist technical skills and knowledge to protect people from health risks associated with the environment in which they live and work. They maintain and safeguard standards, including taking legal action to enforce relevant legislation with regard to public health policy.
Entrants normally require a degree accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) or the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS). To gain chartered status an additional period of work experience is required or successful completion of the CIEH's chartered practitioner programme.
Air pollution inspector · Environmental health officer · Food inspector · Public health inspector · Technical officer (environmental health)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 9,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 12,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 14,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 14,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| London | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 2,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 3,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | 700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2483 : Environmental health professionals | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 8 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals · Quality control and planning engineers