Also called: Health and Safety Engineers
Health and Safety Engineers build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and systems analysis skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 86% | $90,150 | −22% | None |
| 2 | Quality Control Systems Managers | 78% | $126,060Pay for the broader BLS group “Industrial Production Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Water Resource Specialists | 77% | $167,220Pay for the broader BLS group “Natural Sciences Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 77% | $82,220 | −29% | None |
| 5 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | 76% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | 75% | $171,270Pay for the broader BLS group “Architectural and Engineering Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Materials Scientists | 75% | $117,790 | +2% | None |
| 8 | Medical Dosimetrists | 74% | $147,470 | +28% | None |
| 9 | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | 73% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Information Security Analysts | 72% | $129,180 | +12% | None |
Compared with Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, median $115,160. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as health and safety engineers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $90,150 · −22% pay
Operations Analysis · Equipment Selection · Social Perceptiveness
78% skill match · $126,060 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Operations Analysis · Equipment Selection
77% skill match · $167,220 (broader BLS group)
Operations Analysis · Time Management · Quality Control Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (86% skill match, median $90,150), Quality Control Systems Managers (78% skill match, median $126,060) and Water Resource Specialists (77% skill match, median $167,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 4 pay more than health and safety engineers at the median. The biggest increases: Medical Dosimetrists (+28%, $147,470), Information Security Analysts (+12%, $129,180) and Nuclear Power Reactor Operators (+7%, $122,890).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.