Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Manufacturing

Manages a team responsible for managing workplace safety for manufacturing.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$261k

Mean

$271k

10th–90th pct

$198k–$360k

Observations

434

Confidence: 34% · based on 434 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

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

Process Improvement

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

56% require · 29% prefer

Master's Degree

17% require · 28% prefer

No College

14% require · 15% prefer

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Common next roles

Manufacturing Safety Coordinator-55.1%Manufacturing Safety Engineer-59.8%Director of Quality, Manufacturing+2.0%Manufacturing Quality Engineer-54.7%Manufacturing Quality Technician-56.4%

Common previous roles

Manufacturing Quality Technician-129.4%Manufacturing Quality Engineer-120.8%Manufacturing Safety Engineer-148.9%Manufacturing Safety Coordinator-122.5%Director of Quality, Manufacturing+2.0%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)2,169

Posting growth+4%

Median days to fill43 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)94,589

Projected growth1.2%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness5%

Automation exposure15%

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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