Career roadmap
How to become Health and Safety Engineers
Median annual wage for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (17-2111) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Health and Safety Engineers, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Research product safety.
- Teach safety standards or environmental compliance methods.
- Update technical knowledge.
- Maintain operational records or records systems.
- Document design or operational test results.
- Investigate safety of work environment.
- Advise others on health and safety issues.
- Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Reading Comprehension4.0/5
- Active Listening3.8/5
- Writing3.8/5
- Critical Thinking3.8/5
- Speaking3.6/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.6/5
- Systems Analysis3.6/5
- Systems Evaluation3.5/5
- Monitoring3.4/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Health and Safety Engineers — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Investigative5.6/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Realistic5.3/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional4.7/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising2.3/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Social2.2/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Artistic1.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
