Safety Engineer skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of Safety Engineer postings that mention each skill.

1. Workplace safetydistinctive71%
2. Leadership61%
3. Regulatory compliancedistinctive60%
4. Auditingdistinctive48%
5. OSHAdistinctive45%
6. Risk managementdistinctive45%
7. Microsoft Officedistinctive35%
8. Manufacturingdistinctive31%
9. Stakeholder management28%
10. Exceldistinctive28%
11. Process improvementdistinctive27%
12. Communication26%
13. Mechanical engineeringdistinctive19%
14. Problem solving18%
15. Research13%

“Distinctive” means Safety Engineer postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where Safety Engineer skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Safety Specialist90% overlapShared: Workplace safety, OSHA, Risk management, AuditingHow to switch
• Compliance Manager79% overlapShared: Risk management, Workplace safety, OSHA, AuditingHow to switch
• Compliance Officer72% overlapShared: Auditing, Regulatory compliance, Risk management, Microsoft OfficeHow to switch
• Environmental Scientist69% overlapShared: OSHA, Workplace safety, Auditing, Microsoft OfficeHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a Safety Engineer need?

In 110 current Safety Engineer job postings, the skills asked for most often are Workplace safety (71%), Leadership (61%), Regulatory compliance (60%), Auditing (48%), OSHA (45%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a Safety Engineer move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Safety Specialist, Compliance Manager, Compliance Officer, Environmental Scientist. Safety Specialist shares skills such as Workplace safety, OSHA, Risk management.