# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/health-and-safety-engineers-except-mining-safety-engineers-and-inspectors
- SOC code: 17-2111.00
- Career family: Architecture and engineering
- Median annual pay: $115,160 (10th percentile $68,420, 90th percentile $171,250)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.4%
- Openings a year: 1,200
- Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code IRC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 73 |
| Investigative (I) | 77 |
| Artistic (A) | 1 |
| Social (S) | 19 |
| Enterprising (E) | 21 |
| Conventional (C) | 61 |

## What you'd do

- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 88/100)
- Getting Information (importance 85/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 82/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 80/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 77/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 77/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 76/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 75/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Instructing

## Knowledge

English Language, Engineering and Technology, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Public Safety and Security, Law and Government, Education and Training, Mechanical, Mathematics, Chemistry

## Also called

Chemical Detection Expert, EHS Intern (Environmental Health and Safety Intern), Engineer, Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator (EHS Coordinator), Environmental Health and Safety Engineer (EHS Engineer), Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist (EHS Specialist), Extra Vehicular Activity Safety Engineer (EVA Engineer), Fire Prevention Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1414) (CIP 1414, 169 colleges)
- [Engineering, Other](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1499) (CIP 1499, 149 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Stanford University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/stanford-university-2589) | Engineering, Other | $72,063 | $115,206 | not reported |
| [Northeastern University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/northeastern-university-1923) | Engineering, Other | $84,093 | $112,019 | $21,500 |
| [Louisiana Tech University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/louisiana-tech-university-1547) | Engineering, Other | $64,275 | $105,080 | not reported |
| [California State University-Chico](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-state-university-chico-366) | Engineering, Other | not reported | $103,272 | not reported |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $61,084 | $103,016 | $8,000 |
| [California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo SLO](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo-slo-360) | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $79,657 | $102,702 | $16,109 |
| [Ohio State University-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/ohio-state-university-main-campus-2000) | Engineering, Other | $83,095 | $97,144 | $19,071 |
| [Oregon State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/oregon-state-university-2035) | Engineering, Other | not reported | $94,278 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Occupational Health and Safety Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/occupational-health-and-safety-technicians): $61,560 median pay
- [Occupational Health and Safety Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/occupational-health-and-safety-specialists): $90,150 median pay
- [Environmental Compliance Inspectors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/environmental-compliance-inspectors): $80,730 median pay
- [Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/environmental-scientists-and-specialists-including-health): $82,220 median pay
- [Environmental Engineers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/environmental-engineers): $107,110 median pay
- [Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/environmental-science-and-protection-technicians-including-health): $55,090 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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