Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
SOC 17-2111 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $135,222per year
- Projected openings
- 1,590
- Projected change
- +4%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Systems Analysis
- Complex Problem Solving
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $144,879 | 140 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $142,552 | 150 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $135,731 | 110 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $133,102 | 190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $128,370 | 440 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $126,233 | 140 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $126,233 | 280 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $125,634 | 30 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $116,924 | 30 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $113,092 | 210 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $85,539
- A quarter earn under
- $106,356
- Half earn under
- $135,222
- Three quarters earn under
- $165,671
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $180,865
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | $63,078 | 3,250 | +18.5% |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | $105,719 | 19,550 | +16.4% |
| Compliance Officers | $98,607 | 43,870 | +7% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $89,039 | 152,190 | +6.8% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $109,492 | 12,710 | +6.9% |
| Environmental Engineers | $134,061 | 3,690 | +6.4% |
Programs that train for this job — 3
Healthcare Safety Certificate - in person
California State University, Dominguez Hills · Carson · $2,831
Occupational Safety and Health for Managers (OSHM) Certificate
California State University, Dominguez Hills · Carson · $6,190
Certified Safety and Health Official (CSHO) Certificate
California State University, Dominguez Hills · Carson · $7,785