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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

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.

Also called: Health and Safety Specialist, Industrial Hygienist, Industrial Safety Engineer, Product Safety and Standards Engineer, Product Safety Consultant, Product Safety Engineer

Median pay in Greater Boston
$128,600
$61.83/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
490
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+0.3%
30 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$98,480$100,600$128,600$168,590$189,770

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
  • Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
  • Evaluate product designs for safety.
  • Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
  • Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
  • Recommend procedures for detection, prevention, and elimination of physical, chemical, or other product hazards.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure76 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 72
  • Language-model AIOE 68
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 89

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is higher, though little observed AI use shows up so far. AI tools may help with reviewing regulations, analyzing accident records, and drafting reports or training materials. Investigating incidents on site, judging real-world hazards, and training workers face to face still rely on people.

Likely to change

  • Reviewing rules and regulations
  • Analyzing injury and accident data

Still relies on people

  • Investigating accidents on site
  • Training workers in safe practices

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

Next steps from here

Related jobs that build on what you already do.

  • Industrial Production Managers

    Setting quality standards and knowing industrial processes carry over, and this role offers higher median pay and somewhat faster growth.

    Pay difference
    +$24,610 median
    AI exposure
    Moderate
    MA growth
    +2.3%
    To get started
    Bachelor's degree

Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

6 programs near Boston (plus 7 graduate)

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