Automotive Safety Engineer

Leads specialized work in managing workplace safety for automotive.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$106k

Mean

$110k

10th–90th pct

$81k–$146k

Observations

Confidence: 28% · based on 24 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Core

Process Improvement

Core

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

57% require · 22% prefer

Master's Degree

21% require · 33% prefer

No College

14% require · 12% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Automotive+136.1%Director of Quality, Automotive+145.3%Automotive Safety Coordinator+6.6%Automotive Quality Engineer+13.1%Automotive Quality Technician+7.7%

Common previous roles

Automotive Quality Engineer+11.6%Automotive Quality Technician+7.1%Automotive Safety Coordinator+6.2%Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Automotive+57.6%Director of Quality, Automotive+59.2%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,616

Posting growth+20.8%

Median days to fill26 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)12,161

Projected growth4.1%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness10%

Automation exposure25%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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