Occupations/17-2111.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
36%
More resilient
Human characteristics
62%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
34%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Task
Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
- Task
Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
- Task
Evaluate product designs for safety.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
- 02Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
- 03Evaluate product designs for safety.
- 04Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
- 05Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
- 06Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.85
- Degree of automation1.97
- Time sitting3.34
- Originality (ability)3.38
- Conflict situations2.96
- Hands-on objects/tools2.40
- Outdoors / weather3.22
- Disease exposure1.50
- Decision freedom4.25
Top abilities
- Inductive Reasoning4.12
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Written Expression3.62
- Speech Clarity3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.75
- Speaking3.62
- Mathematics2.88
- Science2.50
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.25
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $63,005 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr — 2 yr $65,905 Master's · CIP 14.14 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $61,218 2 yr $56,641 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $61,020 2 yr $60,771 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $58,673 2 yr $62,012 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $58,402 2 yr $58,221 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $58,221 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $56,234 2 yr $48,823 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr $54,254 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $53,219 2 yr $60,623 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 14.1401 | $13,200 | 83% | 68% | 1 yr $47,260 2 yr $50,856 Bachelor's · CIP 14.14 |