Headline risk
3%
Very Low RiskHealth and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
97% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 109,660
Employment 2024
23.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.4%
Openings (2024–34)
1.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of health and safety engineers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance. AI use: 0%
- 2. Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment. AI use: 0%
- 3. Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes. AI use: 0%
- 4. Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards. AI use: 0%
- 5. Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing. AI use: 0%
- 6. Evaluate potential health hazards or damage that could occur from product misuse. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 42.1 · 274K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 73% · 55+: 22%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Health and safety engineers apply their knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, psychology, and other disciplines to promote worksite or product safety.
Health and safety engineers typically work in an office setting, and most are full time. They also may need to travel to worksites.
Health and safety engineers typically need a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field to enter the occupation. Completing an internship or cooperative-education program may be helpful for gaining hands-on experience while in school.
The median annual wage for health and safety engineers was $109,660 in May 2024.
Employment of health and safety engineers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.