Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
17-2111 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
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National estimates for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Industry profile for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Geographic profile for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
National estimates for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 22,510 |
2.5 % |
$ 52.28 |
$ 108,740 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 29.90 |
$ 39.31 |
$ 49.85 |
$ 63.30 |
$ 77.21 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 62,190 |
$ 81,760 |
$ 103,690 |
$ 131,670 |
$ 160,600 |
Industry profile for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
2,990 |
0.18 |
$ 53.11 |
$ 110,480 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
1,400 |
0.08 |
$ 53.07 |
$ 110,390 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,200 |
0.02 |
$ 35.62 |
$ 74,090 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
1,100 |
0.30 |
$ 62.76 |
$ 130,550 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
910 |
0.04 |
$ 56.00 |
$ 116,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
Top paying industries for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
200 |
0.19 |
$ 70.90 |
$ 147,470 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
320 |
0.30 |
$ 67.99 |
$ 141,420 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
60 |
0.02 |
$ 65.77 |
$ 136,800 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
790 |
0.09 |
$ 64.74 |
$ 134,650 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
1,100 |
0.30 |
$ 62.76 |
$ 130,550 |
Geographic profile for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
2,910 |
0.21 |
1.45 |
$ 56.25 |
$ 117,000 |
| California |
2,230 |
0.12 |
0.84 |
$ 61.81 |
$ 128,560 |
| New York |
1,540 |
0.16 |
1.11 |
$ 52.10 |
$ 108,370 |
| Florida |
1,320 |
0.14 |
0.93 |
$ 44.86 |
$ 93,310 |
| Pennsylvania |
980 |
0.16 |
1.11 |
$ 49.15 |
$ 102,220 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
320 |
0.46 |
3.12 |
$ 38.09 |
$ 79,220 |
| Oklahoma |
650 |
0.39 |
2.62 |
$ 51.72 |
$ 107,570 |
| Alaska |
100 |
0.32 |
2.18 |
$ 60.04 |
$ 124,880 |
| New Mexico |
270 |
0.32 |
2.16 |
$ 54.15 |
$ 112,630 |
| Alabama |
610 |
0.30 |
2.00 |
$ 53.93 |
$ 112,170 |
Top paying states for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,470 |
0.16 |
1.05 |
$ 55.10 |
$ 114,600 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,230 |
0.39 |
2.60 |
$ 59.87 |
$ 124,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
610 |
0.10 |
0.66 |
$ 62.61 |
$ 130,240 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
570 |
0.14 |
0.97 |
$ 57.63 |
$ 119,880 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
550 |
0.29 |
1.96 |
$ 50.59 |
$ 105,220 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
540 |
0.19 |
1.28 |
$ 52.78 |
$ 109,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
530 |
0.19 |
1.29 |
$ 60.77 |
$ 126,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
460 |
0.15 |
1.01 |
$ 58.82 |
$ 122,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.17 |
1.13 |
$ 63.47 |
$ 132,030 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
380 |
0.13 |
0.90 |
$ 52.73 |
$ 109,670 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Decatur, AL |
100 |
1.74 |
11.76 |
$ 54.63 |
$ 113,620 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
40 |
1.05 |
7.09 |
$ 48.48 |
$ 100,840 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
130 |
0.86 |
5.78 |
$ 58.14 |
$ 120,920 |
| Huntsville, AL |
200 |
0.80 |
5.37 |
$ 57.69 |
$ 120,000 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
100 |
0.78 |
5.29 |
$ 67.59 |
$ 140,600 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
230 |
0.60 |
4.07 |
$ 30.55 |
$ 63,550 |
| Idaho Falls, ID |
50 |
0.58 |
3.93 |
$ 55.20 |
$ 114,810 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
130 |
0.55 |
3.69 |
$ 50.56 |
$ 105,170 |
| Tulsa, OK |
200 |
0.45 |
3.03 |
$ 52.78 |
$ 109,780 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
90 |
0.41 |
2.76 |
$ 45.78 |
$ 95,210 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
180 |
0.16 |
1.07 |
$ 70.33 |
$ 146,280 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
30 |
0.16 |
1.05 |
$ 69.73 |
$ 145,040 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
100 |
0.09 |
0.62 |
$ 68.69 |
$ 142,870 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
100 |
0.78 |
5.29 |
$ 67.59 |
$ 140,600 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
130 |
0.25 |
1.69 |
$ 65.57 |
$ 136,390 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
30 |
0.09 |
0.58 |
$ 64.04 |
$ 133,210 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.17 |
1.13 |
$ 63.47 |
$ 132,030 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
180 |
0.17 |
1.13 |
$ 63.15 |
$ 131,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
610 |
0.10 |
0.66 |
$ 62.61 |
$ 130,240 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
60 |
0.19 |
1.26 |
$ 62.53 |
$ 130,060 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
