Occupational Health Nurse
Also known as: Industrial Nurse · Factory Nurse
Provides first aid, health checks and safety support to workers in factories and sites.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
An occupational health nurse looks after the health of workers at a factory, plant, mine, construction site or large office. Employers include manufacturing companies, industrial plants and occupational health service providers. A typical day involves handling injuries and illness at the on-site health centre, supporting periodic medical check-ups with the factory medical officer, and maintaining records.
- Run the workplace health centre
- Give first aid for workplace injuries
- Assist with periodic medical check-ups
- Keep health and injury records
How you get in
Industrial employers and occupational health providers hire registered nurses, often preferring some emergency or hospital experience. A short certificate in occupational health or industrial first aid can help.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Emergency and trauma first aid
- Occupational health basics
- Medical record-keeping
- Health awareness talks for workers
- Working with safety teams
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
GNM / ANM graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among GNM / ANM graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Postings may be at industrial sites away from cities, sometimes in shifts.
- Next roles: senior occupational health nurse, health and safety coordinator.
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