Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
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)
Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws.
What Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors do
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
- Evaluate potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse.
- Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
- Interpret safety regulations for others interested in industrial safety, such as safety engineers, labor representatives, and safety inspectors.
- Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
- Participate in preparation of product usage and precautionary label instructions.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors salary
The median annual wage for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors is $115,160 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $68,420 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $171,250. The mean annual wage is $119,770.
The mean hourly wage of $57.00 is 7.9× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
How does your pay compare with people your age?
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $115,160 → in 3 years $125,300 → in 5 years $132,600 → in 10 years $152,700 (10-year range $131,300–$177,300). The model assumes pay growth of +2.9% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Job Zone 4 — considerable preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★★★☆ Demanding (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.