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.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Analysis
Key knowledge
- English Language
- Engineering and Technology
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Public Safety and Security
- Law and Government
- Education and Training
- Mechanical
What the work involves
- Inspect facilities, machinery, or safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
- Install safety devices on machinery or direct device installation.
- 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.
- Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Investigative, Realistic, Conventional.
Qualifications and licensing
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: no education distribution in the dataset.
- Licensing for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Low | Lower on contact with others than 60% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with the public | Moderate | Higher on dealing with the public than 50% of occupations compared | — |
| Teamwork | Moderate | Lower on teamwork than 54% of occupations compared | — |
| Freedom to make decisions | High | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 62% of occupations compared | — |
| Time pressure | Moderate | Higher on time pressure than 54% of occupations compared | — |
| Conflict situations | Moderate | Higher on conflict situations than 58% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Moderate | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 52% of occupations compared | — |
| Consequence of error | High | Higher on consequence of error than 64% of occupations compared | — |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: moderate
- Conflict situations: moderate
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: moderate
- Consequence of error: high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
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