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Occupational Hygienist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what occupational hygienists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most occupational hygienists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Occupational Hygienist with a science background and a postgraduate qualification in occupational hygiene. Experienced in anticipating, recognising, evaluating and controlling workplace health hazards including respirable dust, noise, and chemical exposures. Skilled in interpreting monitoring results against Australian exposure standards and advising on effective control strategies.
Key skills
- Risk and internal controls
- Regulatory compliance
- Laboratory analysis
- Data analysis
- ChemWatch
- Microsoft Excel
- Noise dosimetry software
- Direct-reading gas detectors
- Stakeholder management
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted personal monitoring for respirable crystalline silica and welding fumes across construction and manufacturing sites, interpreting results against Workplace Exposure Standards and recommending engineering controls to reduce exposures.
- Assessed noise and vibration exposures for a 50-person mining operation, using noise dosimetry and direct-reading instruments to identify areas exceeding AS/NZS 1269 limits and advising on hearing protection and engineering modifications.
- Evaluated ventilation systems in a chemical manufacturing plant, identifying deficiencies and working with engineers to improve capture efficiency, resulting in reduced solvent vapour concentrations in the breathing zone.
- Interpreted biological monitoring results for lead-exposed workers, liaising with medical professionals and advising on roster changes and hygiene practices to keep blood lead levels below health-based guidance values.
- Advised on hazardous substances registers and safety data sheets for a large logistics company, ensuring compliance with WHS Regulations and improving chemical safety awareness through toolbox talks.
Education
Bachelor degree in science or engineering, often followed by a postgraduate qualification in occupational hygiene such as a Graduate Diploma or Masters; many practitioners pursue certification with the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH).
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Occupational hygiene
- AIOH
- WHS Act
- Work Health and Safety
- Safe Work Australia
- Workplace Exposure Standards
- AS/NZS 1269
- Hazardous substances
- Safety data sheets
- ChemWatch
- Noise dosimetry
- Direct-reading gas detectors
- Personal monitoring
- Biological monitoring
- Risk assessment
- Control strategies
- Ventilation
- Respirable dust
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.