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Careers›Roles›Plant Health Manager
Mid-Level

Plant Health Manager

A plant's workforce stays healthy on your watch — running the on-site clinic or wellness programs, preventing injuries, and managing care when people get hurt. Where occupational medicine meets the factory floor.

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Industries that often hire Plant Health Managers
Agriculture & Forestry · 44%Wholesale & Distribution · 9%Government · 7%Manufacturing · 7%Administrative Services · 6%Education · 6%
Job markets for Plant Health Managers
Where Plant Health Manager jobs concentrate · ~33 metro areas
Based on employment in related occupations
Mapped SOC categories:
Healthcare
BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Plant Health Manager

The role blends clinical care, injury prevention, and program management — treating on-site issues, running screenings, and tracking workforce health. You coordinate with safety teams and management and outside providers, and much of the value is the injuries and illnesses you prevent. Compliance and documentation are heavy.

What's harder than it looks is sitting between worker wellbeing and production pressure — the two don't always align. Regulations and documentation are dense, you balance care with company interests, and the role mixes clinical, administrative, and safety hats. Settings and scope vary by industry.

Clinically capable, organized, and even-handed — that's who fits. If you want pure patient care or no politics, the role can frustrate. But if keeping a workforce healthy and safe feels worthwhile, the work tends to carry real, steady purpose.

What people in this role value
IndependenceAbove avg
AchievementModerate
Working ConditionsModerate
RelationshipsModerate
RecognitionModerate
SupportLower
O*NET Work Values survey
✦ Editorial — written by Truest from industry research and career patterns

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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

Earning potential across this track
$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
Professional Services$77K+1%
Energy & Utilities$77K+0%
Technology & Information$74K-4%
Financial Services$70K-9%
Healthcare$70K-9%
Compared to Healthcare average across all industries
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Plant Health Managers (SOC 11-9013.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$52K–$157K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
6K
U.S. Employment
-1.3%
10yr Growth
86K
Annual Openings

How Plant Health Manager pay & employment are changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionComplex Problem SolvingSpeakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementActive Learning
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mapped SOC Codes
11-9013.00

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Common questions about what it's like to be a Plant Health Manager

What does a Plant Health Manager do?

A plant's workforce stays healthy on your watch — running the on-site clinic or wellness programs, preventing injuries, and managing care when people get hurt. Where occupational medicine meets the factory floor.

How much does a Plant Health Manager make?

Median pay for a Plant Health Manager is about $88K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $52K to $157K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).

What skills does a Plant Health Manager need?

Core skills for this role include Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, and Speaking.

Is a Plant Health Manager in demand?

Employment in this field is projected to decline about 1.3% through 2034, with roughly 5,910 people working in it today (BLS).

What jobs are similar to a Plant Health Manager?

Closely related roles include Health Director, Agronomy Operations Manager, and Dairy Farm Manager.

Career advice

Plant Health Manager career advice

Do one small thing to grow in your career this week. Pick one of these; each comes with the words to use.

  • Micro habitStaying close to people you like and respect.Stay close to people you respect
  • SequenceA simple listening tour for your first month, to learn what the people around your role need and how you can helpMeet the people your work touches
  • Simple exerciseSee a company the way its own people do, before you ask to join it.Understand a company before you apply
  • SequenceA short sequence for the days after a review that stung, so you respond well rather than fastTake a disappointing review one step at a time

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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