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Environmental health officers make sure people's surroundings are safe, healthy and hygienic.
You could work: evenings / weekends; on a rota
There will be
2.4% more Environmental health officer jobs in 2027.
In your local area
In your day-to-day duties you may:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in an office, at a client's business or in a court.
Your working environment may be dirty and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You can study for a degree qualification approved by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
If you already have a degree in a related subject you could get into environmental health careers through an accredited postgraduate course.
With a degree you can gain direct entry to the Chartered Practitioner programme. This leads to registration as a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner.
You'll usually need:
You can do an environmental health practitioner degree apprenticeship.
This typically takes 48 months to complete as a mix of on the job training and academic study at an approved university.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to start as an environmental health technician and study for a part-time environmental health degree while you're working.
With qualifications and experience you may then be able to work towards chartered practitioner status.
You'll need to:
You could join the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health for professional development opportunities.
You can find more details about training and working in environmental health through the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
With experience you could work as an employee or consultant in:local authorities; government departments; retailers and hotel chains; regulators and enforcement agencies; the NHS; the armed services; university research; charities and international development organisations
You could progress to supervisory or management positions.