Future direction OH Nursing...?

I'm thinking about my future as an OHN - I like what I do but it's groundhog day...

10 years (onshore / offshore heavy industry, remote are support) and wondering what's next. I live / work in jurisdictions (Middle East / Australia) that don't and probably wont recognize OH NPs, so why bother fighting it. I watch my profession being dumbed down and the wages with them - 2 years ER will get you a job with OHN title in most countries, in some you can call yourself a OHNP with no OH background at all. Guess I took the long / wrong route: BNursing, hyperbaric and ICU certification, Post Grad Dip Safety Science, Master Occ Med, chartered professional membership of safety institutes, certified auditor etc etc...

Looking at opportunities for senior corporate level positions, it appears the preference (outside the US - dunno about that market, not eligible to work there) is for Occ Therapists or Occ Hygienists (IHs) and rarely Occ Physicians - most Health, Safety and Environment Managers generally only have either an engineering degree or a trade certificate / NEBOSH dip etc without any specific specialty in any of the disciples (H,S or E)... I'm yet to see a high level position that invites OHN's. Typically the interview goes something like, "...oh I see you are a nurse. That's nice but we're looking for someone with more experience in engineering / process control / construction / safety. Thanks for coming..".

I pride myself on being a good ambassador of OHNs, I strive to educate junior nurses entering the profession, but I find it harder every day. What do I tell a bright young thing - that you will rapidly hit a ceiling and to chose another specialty.

Reading the boards it seems that RNs want to transition to OHN because they don't like hospitals - that's fine, but OH nursing is somewhat more complex than just nursing outside a hospital. Throw in case management, business management, administrative law and compliance, health promotion, emergency medicine, pre-hospital care, travel medicine, public health, cross overs in safety / occ hygiene / IH and you have a much better description of our role. Or perhaps I'm the one looking at this all-wrong...

So, I'm looking for global thoughts. To all the experienced / certified / qualified OHNs out there - how do you see the future of the specialization going? What would you recommend to a new grad planning an OH career? How do we claw back our professional credibility? Or do we bother?