Engineering
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$115,160
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$68k – $171k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 2 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $99,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Entry / Junior
$68,420
~2 yrs to advance
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Established
$115,160
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Senior
$143,205
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
- •Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
- •Evaluate product designs for safety.
- •Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
- •Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.