Safety Officer
Impact: Preventative and Protective
Safety Officers are responsible for ensuring the health and safety of employees within a workplace. They develop and implement safety policies, conduct risk assessments, investigate incidents, and provide safety training to prevent accidents and comply with regulations.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Limited
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $78,000
- Entry-level
- $55,000
- Senior
- $110,000
- Growth by 2033
- 7%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 20%
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- OSHA Regulations
- Risk Assessment
- Incident Investigation
- Safety Training
- Emergency Response Planning
Soft skills
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Critical Thinking
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Safety Coordinator
- Safety Officer
- Senior Safety Officer
- Safety Manager
- Director of EHS
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- Very High