Career switch, measured
From Safety Engineer to Environmental Scientist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 69% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include OSHA, Workplace safety, Auditing, Microsoft Office; the main skills to add are Communication, Problem solving, GIS, Driving.
69%
skill overlap
172
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSafety EngineerEnvironmental Scientist
- OSHA45%50%
- Workplace safety71%38%
- Auditing48%37%
- Microsoft Office35%46%
- Manufacturing31%32%
- Regulatory compliance60%37%
- Excel28%41%
- Risk management45%17%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Environmental Scientist postings, rarely in Safety Engineer ones.
SkillSafety EngineerEnvironmental Scientist
- Communication26%56%
- Problem solving18%40%
- GIS–23%
- Driving–22%
- Budgeting–18%
- CAD–17%
- Customer service7%16%
- Data entry–15%
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