Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
What Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Do
Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 4 of 5Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- English Languageimportance 3.9/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.8/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.7/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.7/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.7/5
- Law and Governmentimportance 3.7/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 3.6/5
- Mechanicalimportance 3.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail4.9/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Telephone Conversations4.7/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.3/5
- Contact With Others4.3/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.3/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Medical Dosimetrists97% skill match
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians97% skill match
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health97% skill match
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists96% skill match
- Materials Scientists96% skill match
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators96% skill match
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians96% skill match
- Optometrists96% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.6/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.6/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.5/5
- Instructingimportance 3.4/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Anthropometric databases
- Availability prediction modeling software
- Biomechanical imaging software
- Biomechanical injury risk analysis software
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Design Safety Engineering Designsafe
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Energy expenditure prediction EEP software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Cautiousness
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Achievement Orientation
- Stress Tolerance
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- InvestigativeHigh
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingLow
- SocialLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Decatur, AL10.97× national avg
- 2Kennewick-Richland, WA5.83× national avg
- 3Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX5.43× national avg
- 4Lake Charles, LA4.65× national avg
- 5Huntsville, AL4.37× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthCareer Change
- Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansCareer Change
- Medical DosimetristsCareer Change
- Materials ScientistsCareer Change
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Engineering, Other
- Northeastern University (Boston, MA)grads earn ~$116,924
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$150,717
- University of Akron Main Campus (Akron, OH)
- Northeastern University (Boston, MA)grads earn ~$112,019
- Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)grads earn ~$125,132
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Purdue University-Main Campus (West Lafayette, IN)grads earn ~$78,770
- California State University-Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)grads earn ~$113,715
- The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Atlanta, GA)grads earn ~$81,818
- University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO)grads earn ~$82,020