2483 Environmental health professionals

In short

• ONS unit group 2483, in minor group 248 (Quality and regulatory professionals) and major group 2 (Professional occupations).
• Appendix Skilled Occupations (figures as at 3 August 2026, re-checked 26 October 2026): On the list: Table 1, Table 2.
• Going rate as the tables print it:
  • Table 1, Going rate (SW – options A and D): £40,900 (£20.97 per hour)
  • Table 2, Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU): £34,100 (£17.49 per hour)

What the ONS says

Description

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.

Typical entry routes

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.

Tasks

• inspects businesses for compliance with legislation on health and safety, food hygiene and food standards and takes appropriate action in the event of non-compliance
• follows up complaints of unsafe workplaces, investigating accidents
• investigates outbreaks of food poisoning, infectious diseases or pests
• monitors radiation activity, levels of noise, air, land and water pollution and takes appropriate action when safety levels are exceeded
• ensures animal welfare for compliance with legislation, issues licences for premises such as pet shops, zoos and abattoirs
• gives talks at public enquiries and meetings, ensures compliance through education, advice and enforcement
• initiates legal proceedings and gives evidence in court

Related job titles

• Air pollution inspector
• Environmental health officer
• Food inspector
• Public health inspector
• Technical officer (environmental health)

What the Appendix Skilled Occupations says

The Appendix lists this code in the tables below, with the tables’ own caption and the row as printed. Read the full table, and any condition in it, on GOV.UK.

Table 1: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on median Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

SOC 2020 occupation code

2483 Environmental health professionals

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Environmental health professionals

Going rate (SW – options A and D)

£40,900 (£20.97 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option B)

£36,800 (£18.87 per hour)

80% of going rate (SW – option C)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option E)

£33,400 (£17.13 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

Yes

Table 2: Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and related going rates based on 25th percentile Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data

SOC 2020 occupation code

2483 Environmental health professionals

Equivalent SOC 2010 occupation code(s)

2463

Examples of related job titles (non-exclusive)

• Environmental health professionals

Going rate (SW – options F and I, GBM and SCU)

£34,100 (£17.49 per hour)

90% of going rate (SW – option G)

£30,700 (£15.74 per hour)

80% of going rate (SW – option H)

£27,300 (£14.00 per hour)

70% of going rate (SW – option J, GTR)

£25,000 (£12.82 per hour)

Eligible for PhD points (SW)?

Yes

Other unit groups in minor group 248

• 2481 Quality control and planning engineers
• 2482 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

Sources

Occupation text: Office for National Statistics, SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions of unit groups (file dated 27 August 2026, version V13). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Tables: Home Office, Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations on GOV.UK, page updated 3 August 2026; re-checked against the page updated 8 October 2026 on 26 October 2026, tables unchanged.

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