Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
93% skill match · $115,160 · +28% pay
Skills to add
Operation and Control
Is this right for you?
- Tight deadlines are common
Jobs for Former Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 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 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (93%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Skills you enjoy
Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.Sorted by skill match.
25 careers that use your skills
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 93% | $115,160 | +28% | None |
| 2 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | 90% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 83% | $82,220 | −9% | None |
| 4 | Environmental Engineers | 82% | $107,110 | +19% | None |
| 5 | Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers | 79% | $115,160Pay for the broader BLS group “Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Security Management Specialists | 79% | $83,050Pay for the broader BLS group “Business Operations Specialists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Validation Engineers | 77% | $102,440Pay for the broader BLS group “Industrial Engineers” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Nuclear Engineers | 76% | $133,970 | +49% | None |
| 9 | Construction and Building Inspectors | 75% | $74,690 | −17% | None |
| 10 | Medical Dosimetrists | 75% | $147,470 | +64% | None |
- 93%
- Median pay
- $115,160
- Pay change
- +28%
Extra educationNone - 90%
- Median pay
- $80,730
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 83%
- Median pay
- $82,220
- Pay change
- −9%
Extra educationNone - 82%
- Median pay
- $107,110
- Pay change
- +19%
Extra educationNone - 79%
- Median pay
- $115,160
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 79%
- Median pay
- $83,050
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 77%
- Median pay
- $102,440
- Pay change
- Not compared
Extra educationNone - 76%
- Median pay
- $133,970
- Pay change
- +49%
Extra educationNone - 75%
- Median pay
- $74,690
- Pay change
- −17%
Extra educationNone - 75%
- Median pay
- $147,470
- Pay change
- +64%
Extra educationNone
Compared with Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, median $90,150. 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.
Your transferable skills
How important each skill is in work as occupational health and safety specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
Complex Problem Solving3.75
Judgment and Decision Making3.75
Systems Analysis3.75
Systems Evaluation3.75
Social Perceptiveness3.75
Instructing3.25
Skills to learn
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Troubleshooting
- Management of Financial Resources
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Your top 3 moves, up close
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.
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
90% skill match · $80,730 (broader BLS group)
First step
- Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (75% of workers).
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.
Skills to add
Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
Is this right for you?
- Work outdoors in all weather
- Tight deadlines are common
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
83% skill match · $82,220 · −9% pay
First step
- Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (48% of workers).
- A certification can help.
- On-the-job training: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years.
Skills to add
Coordination · Management of Personnel Resources · Complex Problem Solving
Is this right for you?
- Tight deadlines are common
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What jobs can former occupational health and safety specialists do?
The closest matches are Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (93% skill match, median $115,160), Environmental Compliance Inspectors (90% skill match, median $80,730) and Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (83% skill match, median $82,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Which occupational health and safety specialist career changes pay more?
Among the 25 matches, 10 pay more than occupational health and safety specialists at the median. The biggest increases: Medical Dosimetrists (+64%, $147,470), Petroleum Engineers (+61%, $144,910) and Nuclear Engineers (+49%, $133,970).
Do former occupational health and safety specialists need another degree?
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
How is the skill match calculated?
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.