Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions.
Tasks Include:
- Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
- Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
- Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
- Install safety devices on machinery, or direct device installation.
- Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
- Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
- Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
- Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
- Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: + 7.7%
National: +13.0%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Average Earnings:
National
$78,210.00
State
$81,170.00
Regional
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Description
| Career Cluster: | Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
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Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions.
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 68.18%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master = 18.18%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession = 4.55%
- Master's Degree = 4.55%
- Some College Courses = 4.55%
Related Work Experience
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 28.57%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 28.57%
- None = 19.05%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.29%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.76%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.76%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 28.57%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 19.05%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 14.29%
- None = 14.29%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.52%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.76%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.76%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.76%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 28.57%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 23.81%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 19.05%
- None or short demonstration = 14.29%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 9.52%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.76%
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes.
- Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
- Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
- Install safety devices on machinery, or direct device installation.
- Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
- Review plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine whether all safety requirements have been met.
- Report or review findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, or environmental testing.
- Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
- Evaluate adequacy of actions taken to correct health inspection violations.
- Review employee safety programs to determine their adequacy.
- Conduct or direct testing of air quality, noise, temperature, or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to organizations on how to handle health-related problems and make needed changes.
- Interpret safety regulations for others interested in industrial safety such as safety engineers, labor representatives, and safety inspectors.
- Maintain liaisons with outside organizations such as fire departments, mutual aid societies, and rescue teams, so that emergency responses can be facilitated.
- Write and revise safety regulations and codes.
- Confer with medical professionals to assess health risks and to develop ways to manage health issues and concerns.
- Compile, analyze, and interpret statistical data related to occupational illnesses and accidents.
- Plan and conduct industrial hygiene research.
- Check floors of plants to ensure that they are strong enough to support heavy machinery.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Design and build safety equipment.
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Accelerometers
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Acoustic calibrators)
- Air samplers or collectors (Aerosol sampling devices)
- Thickness measuring devices (Anthropometers)
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras
- Dynamometers (Digital dynamometers)
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Digital video recorders)
- Physiological recorders (Discriminative reaction time apparatus)
- Physiological recorders (Electrogoniometers)
- Electromyography EMG units or accessories (Electromyograph processing systems)
- Physiological recorders (Flicker-fusion meters)
- Force or torque sensors (Force gauges)
- Pressure indicators (Force platforms)
- Dynamometers (Hand dynamometers)
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Heart rate monitors)
- Heat stress monitors
- Air sampling pumps (High-flow air sampling pumps)
- Air sampling pumps (High-volume asbestos sampling pumps)
- Physiological recorders (Inclinometers)
- Dynamometers (Isokinetic dynamometers)
- Lightmeters (Light meters)
- Physiological recorders (Lumbar motion monitors)
- Electromagnetic field meters (Magnetic field meters)
- Air pollutant samplers (Microbial contaminant measurement devices)
- Physiological recorders (Motion capture systems)
- Air pollutant samplers (Multi-vapor reading instruments)
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Noise dosimeters)
- Acoustic sensors (Noise monitoring equipment)
- Notebook computers
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Octave band analyzers)
- Air pollutant samplers (Particulate measurement devices)
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- Physiological recorders (Physiographic recorders)
- Pressure indicators (Pinch meters)
- Oxygen gas analyzers (Portable oxygen consumption meters)
- Potentiometers
- Dynamometers (Push/pull dynamometers)
- Radio frequency identification devices (Radio frequency signal analyzers)
- Physiological recorders (Reaction time simulators)
- Dynamometers (Reference frame dynamometers)
- Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies (Respiratory flow rate meters)
- Air samplers or collectors (Sampling probes)
- Air sampling pumps (Sampling pumps)
- Sulfur dioxide analyzers or detectors (Sorbent dosimeters)
- Gas detector tubes (Sorbent tubes)
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Sound level meters)
- Strain gauges
- Dynamometers (Strength evaluation systems)
- Thermocouple probes (Thermocouple temperature probes)
- Scanners (Three-dimensional laser scanners)
- Force or torque sensors (Torque gauges)
- Torsion testers (Torsion meters)
- Air velocity and temperature monitors (Velometers)
- Vibration testers (Vibration analyis equipment)
- Organic carbon analyzers (Volatile organic compound VOC measurement devices)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Availability prediction modeling software
- Biomechanical imaging software
- Biomechanical injury risk analysis software
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- Energy expenditure prediction EEP software
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Failure modes analysis software
- Failure reporting analysis and corrective action FRACAS software
- Fault tree analysis FTA software
- Geomechanical stress analysis software
- Hazard assessment software
- Human modeling software
- Industrial job assessment software
- Isograph Markov
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health LaModel
- Predictive toxicology software
- Quantitative analysis software
- Reliability analysis software
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Root cause analysis software
- Static strength prediction software
- Survey software
- Vibration analysis software
- Virtual interaction simulator software
- Compliance software
- Compliance software
- Fire safety inspection and testing software
- Hazard communication software
- Inspection management system
- Material safety data sheet MSDS software
- Safety integrity level SIL software
- Safety, health, and environmental management software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Roof support design software
- Computer based training software
- Computer based training software
- Hazardous waste operations and emergency response standard HAZWOPER training software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Anthropometric databases
- Incident tracking software
- Microsoft Access
- Document management software
- Records management software
- License management software
- Permit administration software
- Map creation software
- Geological mapping software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Video creation and editing software
- Multimedia video analysis software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Special Requirements
Certification and other qualifications. Although voluntary, many employers encourage certification. Certification is available through several organizations. The Board of Certified Safety Professionals offers the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential. The American Board of Industrial Hygiene offers the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) credential. Also, the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental, and Safety Technologists certifies people as Occupational Health and Safety Technologists (OHST), who may be called Certified Loss Control Specialists (CLCS), Construction Health and Safety Technicians (CHST), and Safety Trained Supervisors (STS). The Indoor Air Quality Association awards the Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) credential. The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics offers the Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and the Certified Ergonomics Associate (CEA) credentials. The American Board of Health Physicists awards the Certified Health Physicist (CHP) credential.
Requirements for these credentials differ. Usually, they include specific education and experience, passing an examination, and completing periodic continuing education for recertification.
In general, people who want to enter this occupation should be responsible and like detailed work. Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians also should be able to communicate well. Recommended high school courses include English, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics. Experience as an occupational health and safety professional is also a prerequisite for many positions.
For More Information, Contact:
Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration
VIRGINIA (MAP)
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For the state program's address and phone number, click on the line "State Offices."
State Offices
Federal Area Offices (below)
Consultation Project Offices
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Norfolk Area Office
Federal Office Building, Room 614
200 Granby Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1811
Phone: (75.7) .3820
Fax: (75.7) .594
http://www.osha.gov
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Knowledge
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 85.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
| 81.75 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
| 81.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
| 80.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
| 75.00 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. |
| 75.00 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
| 72.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| 69.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
| 68.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
| 66.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
| 64.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
| 63.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
| 61.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| 60.25 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
| 60.25 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
| 56.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| 53.50 | Personnel and Human Resources | Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
| 50.00 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Skills
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 78.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| 78.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| 78.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| 75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| 72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| 68.75 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| 68.75 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| 68.75 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
| 68.75 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| 68.75 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
| 65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| 62.50 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
| 62.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
| 62.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| 62.50 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
| 59.50 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
| 59.50 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
| 59.50 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
| 56.25 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| 56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| 53.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| 53.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
| 50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Abilities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 81.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| 78.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 78.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| 75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| 72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 72.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| 72.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| 72.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 68.75 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
| 68.75 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
| 68.75 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
| 62.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
| 62.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
| 62.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
| 59.50 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
| 59.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
| 59.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
| 56.25 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
| 56.25 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Work Activities
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 95.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
| 94.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| 88.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| 85.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| 84.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| 84.00 | Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
| 83.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
| 83.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
| 83.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
| 81.75 | Provide Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
| 80.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| 80.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
| 79.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
| 76.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
| 73.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| 73.75 | Communicating with Persons Outside Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| 71.50 | Interacting With Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| 70.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| 68.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| 67.00 | Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
| 63.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
| 63.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
| 63.75 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
| 63.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
| 62.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| 62.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
| 60.25 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
| 59.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
| 59.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
| 58.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
| 55.75 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
| 51.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
| 51.25 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Work Styles
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 93.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
| 91.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
| 89.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
| 87.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
| 81.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
| 81.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
| 81.75 | Self Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
| 80.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
| 79.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
| 78.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
| 75.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
| 73.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
| 72.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
| 71.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
| 69.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
| 66.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Work Values
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 77.83 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
| 75.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
| 72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
| 72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
| 72.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
| 61.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Work Context
| % | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 98.20 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
| 97.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
| 94.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
| 89.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
| 87.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | How do the decisions an employee makes impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company? |
| 87.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
| 86.40 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
| 86.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
| 85.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
| 84.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
| 81.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
| 80.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
| 80.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
| 79.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
| 74.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
| 73.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
| 69.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
| 68.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
| 68.20 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
| 67.20 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
| 63.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
| 63.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
| 63.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
| 63.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
| 63.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
| 63.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
| 62.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
| 61.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
| 60.00 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
| 60.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
| 60.00 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
| 59.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
| 59.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
| 58.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
| 56.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
| 55.40 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
| 54.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
| 51.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and special agents.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Earnings Benefits
| Region | Entry Level | Average | Experienced |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $44,860.00 | $78,540.00 | $116,610.00 |
| Virginia | $48,790.00 | $81,170.00 | $118,480.00 |
| Region | Entry Level | Average | Experienced |
| Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $48,345.81 | $78,331.73 | $103,775.35 |
| Central VA/Region2000 | $43,861.31 | $68,694.41 | $107,683.82 |
| Crater Area | $49,327.49 | $76,434.29 | $133,410.38 |
| Greater Peninsula | $42,097.73 | $67,548.44 | $91,522.58 |
| Hampton Roads | $35,958.16 | $59,730.48 | $103,025.90 |
| New River/Mt. Rogers | $43,663.55 | $68,806.98 | $93,588.37 |
| Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | $53,756.22 | $91,913.02 | $136,452.78 |
| Piedmont Workforce | $57,334.08 | $78,379.40 | $99,130.61 |
| Shenandoah Valley | $56,700.25 | $81,736.18 | $117,232.91 |
| South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
| Western Virginia | $46,776.94 | $74,855.28 | $100,021.02 |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Employment Projections
| National | 2010 | 2020 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,700 | 26,800 | + 13.0% |
| State | 2008 | 2018 | % Change |
| Virginia | 651 | 701 | + 7.7% |
| Region | 2008 | 2018 | % Change |
| Bay Consortium | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 143 | 147 | + 2.8% |
| Central VA/Region2000 | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Crater Area | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Greater Peninsula | 50 | 51 | + 2.0% |
| Hampton Roads | 94 | 107 | + 13.8% |
| New River/Mt. Rogers | 20 | 22 | + 10.0% |
| Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | 183 | 204 | + 11.5% |
| Piedmont Workforce | 14 | 15 | + 7.1% |
| Shenandoah Valley | 45 | 47 | + 4.4% |
| South Central | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Southwestern Virginia | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| West Piedmont | 0 | 0 | + 0.0% |
| Western Virginia | 26 | 26 | + 0.0% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Workforce Connection.
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Related Occupations
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- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Traffic Technicians
Careers in Health, Safety and Environmental Management Pathway:
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
View Videos
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- Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (6.31 Mb)
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Bioenvironmental Engineering
- Ordnance
- Safety
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center.
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Titles
- Chief Security and Safety Officer (CSO)
- Corporate Health, Safety, and Occupational Toxicology Director
- Corporate Health, Safety, and Security Manager
- Environmental Affairs, Safety, and Security Manager
- Environmental Health and Safety Director (EHS Director)
- Environmental Health Safety Manager
- Environmental Health, Safety, and Engineering Manager
- Environmental Safety Specialist
- Health and Safety Coordinator
- Health and Safety Manager
- Health Safety Manager
- Health, Safety, and Environment Manager
- Industrial Health and Safety Professor
- Industrial Health Engineer
- Industrial Hygiene and Safety Consultant
- Industrial Hygiene Manager
- Industrial Safety and Health Manager
- Occupational Health and Safety Environment Director
- Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Consultant
- Occupational Safety and Health Manager
- Plant Safety Engineer
- Process Safety Engineer
- Registered Safety Engineer
- Regulatory Analyst
- RHIC Systems Safety Engineer (Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider Systems Safety Engineer)
- Risk Control Director
- Risk Prevention Engineer
- Safety and Environmental Health Corporate Director
- Safety and Environmental Management Professor
- Safety and Health Consultant
- Safety and Risk Management Program Director
- Safety Consultant
- Safety Engineer
- Safety Manager
- Safety, Health, and Environment Vice President
- Safety, Health, and Environmental Services Director
- Security Engineer
- Test Inspection Engineer
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Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
Related Schools
- Old Dominion University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University