The Higher Education Environmental Health, Safety, and Security Workforce
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| Title: | The Higher Education Environmental Health, Safety, and Security Workforce |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Diana Tubbs, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) |
| Source: | College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. 2025. |
| Availability: | College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. 1811 Commons Point Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932. Tel: 877-287-2474; Fax: 865-637-7674; e-mail: research@cupahr.org; Web site: http://www.cupahr.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, College Environment, School Safety, School Security, School Personnel, Salaries, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Age Differences, Experience, COVID-19, Pandemics, Employees, School Size, Minority Groups, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Tenure |
| Abstract: | This report focuses on the employees who ensure that higher education campuses are safe, secure, and free of environmental hazards. The focus of the environmental health, safety, and security (EHSS) workforce is on the protection of students, employees, and visitors. There is a lack of research on the higher ed EHSS workforce. Most publications regarding campus health, safety, and security focus on student outcomes, and these publications are markedly sparse for higher education, specifically. This report offers insights on EHSS employees in higher ed using College and University Professional Association for Human Resources' (CUPA-HR) higher education workforce survey data. For these positions, this report examines staffing, pay and pay equity, representation, age, and years in position. Analyses for staffing, age, and years in position compare academic years 2019-20 and 2023-24 to determine differences from before the COVID-19 pandemic to after the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings in this report indicate that the number of employees in EHSS positions in a given institution, as well as their pay, depends on the institution's size, as measured by the number of full-time equivalent students. Additional findings highlight the need to improve the representation of women, decrease pay gaps for people of color, and promote retention across the EHSS workforce. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED673233 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This report focuses on the employees who ensure that higher education campuses are safe, secure, and free of environmental hazards. The focus of the environmental health, safety, and security (EHSS) workforce is on the protection of students, employees, and visitors. There is a lack of research on the higher ed EHSS workforce. Most publications regarding campus health, safety, and security focus on student outcomes, and these publications are markedly sparse for higher education, specifically. This report offers insights on EHSS employees in higher ed using College and University Professional Association for Human Resources' (CUPA-HR) higher education workforce survey data. For these positions, this report examines staffing, pay and pay equity, representation, age, and years in position. Analyses for staffing, age, and years in position compare academic years 2019-20 and 2023-24 to determine differences from before the COVID-19 pandemic to after the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings in this report indicate that the number of employees in EHSS positions in a given institution, as well as their pay, depends on the institution's size, as measured by the number of full-time equivalent students. Additional findings highlight the need to improve the representation of women, decrease pay gaps for people of color, and promote retention across the EHSS workforce. |
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