Health And Safety Manager Jobs for OPT Students
Health and Safety Manager jobs are a strong fit for F-1 OPT students with degrees in occupational health, environmental science, or engineering. Most roles qualify as STEM OPT extensions, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization. Employers in construction, manufacturing, and healthcare regularly sponsor candidates for long-term visas.
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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Join the world class safety culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and be part of supporting the largest cloud computing infrastructure team as a Regional Safety Engineer. As the Regional Safety Engineer you will own the Health and Safety function of your respective area. You will be responsible for improving the health and safety of our data centers, advancing safety culture, and protecting our employees. Each day you will work with our data center engineers, the people who make the cloud go. They are working with electrical switching equipment, large scale air handling mechanical systems, and critical IT gear. You will work closely with experts in security, construction, operations, logistics, compliance, corporate counsel, and human resources to further the global health safety program. You will partner with employees as well as contractors to achieve health and safety goals and improve our already strong safety culture. As AWS increases data capacity you will partner with construction managers to ensure risks are identified and mitigated prior to live operations. You will work in a fast-paced environment where our operations are rapidly changing, advocating safe changes in the face of new infrastructure, new tools, and new products/processes.
Responsibilities:
- Implement health and safety standards, policies and practices including but not limited to; safety management systems, training, risk assessments, assist with industrial hygiene assessments, and applicable safety regulations.
- Conduct health and safety audits of data centers and active construction sites to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements as well as life safety requirements.
- Ensure compliance and implementation of global health and safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
- Develop health and safety plans for on-site emergencies, business continuity, and other unique events.
- Maintain adequate safety record keeping and data integrity.
- Perform data trend analysis to present to cluster leadership to support business and safety initiatives.
- Consult and partner with the AWS compliance team for interpretations and guidance.
- Identify risks and partner with Operations to remediate via the hierarchy of controls.
- Daily interactions with our customers delivering health and safety guidance.
Inclusive Team Culture
We’re committed to celebrating our differences here at AWS. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower all Amazonians to be proud of who we are. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, serve as a foundation for continuous learning about our diverse perspectives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. As we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer, we know we must continuously raise our performance bar. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
- Experience with regulatory filings and reports or equivalent
- Experience handling confidential information
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience in program requirements definition, together with data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements
- 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, OR, Umatilla - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Join the world class safety culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and be part of supporting the largest cloud computing infrastructure team as a Regional Safety Engineer. As the Regional Safety Engineer you will own the Health and Safety function of your respective area. You will be responsible for improving the health and safety of our data centers, advancing safety culture, and protecting our employees. Each day you will work with our data center engineers, the people who make the cloud go. They are working with electrical switching equipment, large scale air handling mechanical systems, and critical IT gear. You will work closely with experts in security, construction, operations, logistics, compliance, corporate counsel, and human resources to further the global health safety program. You will partner with employees as well as contractors to achieve health and safety goals and improve our already strong safety culture. As AWS increases data capacity you will partner with construction managers to ensure risks are identified and mitigated prior to live operations. You will work in a fast-paced environment where our operations are rapidly changing, advocating safe changes in the face of new infrastructure, new tools, and new products/processes.
Responsibilities:
- Implement health and safety standards, policies and practices including but not limited to; safety management systems, training, risk assessments, assist with industrial hygiene assessments, and applicable safety regulations.
- Conduct health and safety audits of data centers and active construction sites to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements as well as life safety requirements.
- Ensure compliance and implementation of global health and safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
- Develop health and safety plans for on-site emergencies, business continuity, and other unique events.
- Maintain adequate safety record keeping and data integrity.
- Perform data trend analysis to present to cluster leadership to support business and safety initiatives.
- Consult and partner with the AWS compliance team for interpretations and guidance.
- Identify risks and partner with Operations to remediate via the hierarchy of controls.
- Daily interactions with our customers delivering health and safety guidance.
Inclusive Team Culture
We’re committed to celebrating our differences here at AWS. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower all Amazonians to be proud of who we are. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, serve as a foundation for continuous learning about our diverse perspectives.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. As we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer, we know we must continuously raise our performance bar. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
- Experience with regulatory filings and reports or equivalent
- Experience handling confidential information
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience in program requirements definition, together with data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements
- 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, OR, Umatilla - 74,200.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Health And Safety Manager
Lead with your STEM OPT eligibility
Many employers don't realize a Health and Safety Manager role qualifies for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Mention your STEM eligibility early in your application. It signals you have more runway than a standard 12-month OPT candidate.
Target industries with established sponsorship patterns
Construction, chemical manufacturing, oil and gas, and large healthcare systems consistently sponsor Health and Safety Managers for H-1B visas. These industries face regulatory pressure that makes experienced safety professionals hard to replace, which strengthens your negotiating position.
Earn a relevant certification before you apply
The NEBOSH, CSP, or OSHA 30-hour certification meaningfully strengthens your candidacy. Certified candidates are harder to turn away for sponsorship reasons because they demonstrate a credible, specialized skill set that generalist candidates cannot easily replicate.
Emphasize regulatory knowledge specific to the U.S.
Fluency in OSHA standards, EPA regulations, and NFPA codes distinguishes you from candidates with generic safety backgrounds. Referencing specific standards you've worked with, such as 29 CFR 1910 for general industry, shows employers you're operational from day one.
Clarify your OPT timeline in your cover letter
Briefly state when your OPT started, how much time remains, and that you're eligible for the STEM extension. Employers often avoid OPT candidates because the timeline feels uncertain. Removing that ambiguity upfront reduces the friction that kills applications early.
Connect with safety professionals in your target industry
The American Society of Safety Professionals hosts regional chapters and events where you can meet practitioners at companies that sponsor visas. In-person connections carry more weight in a compliance-focused field where trust and professional reputation matter considerably.
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Does a Health and Safety Manager role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree. If you graduated with a STEM-designated degree in occupational health and safety, environmental health science, industrial engineering, or a related field, and your role is directly related to that degree, you likely qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. Confirm your degree's STEM designation with your DSO before applying to roles.
How do I find Health and Safety Manager jobs where employers are open to OPT sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for employers willing to sponsor F-1 OPT students, so you're not wasting time on roles that will screen you out. Focus on mid-size to large employers in construction, manufacturing, and utilities, as these industries have the regulatory obligations that make retaining a safety professional worth the sponsorship investment.
Is Health and Safety Manager considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Generally yes. USCIS has historically recognized Health and Safety Manager roles as specialty occupations when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field like occupational health, safety engineering, or environmental science. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field can face more scrutiny, so your job offer letter should specify the required degree field clearly.
What happens to my OPT authorization if my employer changes my job title or responsibilities?
Your OPT authorization is tied to employment that is directly related to your degree, not to a specific job title. If your responsibilities shift significantly away from your degree field, you could fall out of compliance. Notify your DSO any time your role changes materially, and document how your new responsibilities still connect to your degree program to stay in valid status.
Can I work as a Health and Safety Manager contractor or consultant on OPT?
Yes, OPT permits self-employment and independent contracting, provided the work is directly related to your degree field. As a contractor, you must average at least 20 hours of work per week and maintain records of your projects and clients. This path requires more documentation effort, so consult your DSO before taking a consulting arrangement to confirm you'll meet reporting requirements.
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