Government Agencies

• While OSHA operates under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Labor, the EPA is an independent federal agency with 10 offices located around the country.
  
  

Role

• OSHA inspects working environments and enforces health and safety regulations. The EPA monitors our air, water, and soil, conducts research, develops and enforces anti-pollution laws, and responds to natural and human-made disasters.
  
  

Size

• OSHA employs approximately 2,300 employees, while the EPA has more than seven times as many people working to monitor and improve the environment.
  
  

Budget

• The 2010 proposed budget for OSHA is 563 million dollars, according to ISHN.com. The same source reports the 2010 proposed EPA budget is over 10 billion dollars.
  
  

Jobs

• Jobs within OSHA include investigators, industrial hygienists, labor liaisons, administrators, and program analysts. The EPA employs scientists, engineers, lawyers, policy analysts, and public affairs, computer and information specialists.