Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Utilities

Manages a team responsible for managing workplace safety for utilities.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$234k

Mean

$243k

10th–90th pct

$178k–$323k

Observations

847

Confidence: 35% · based on 847 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 · 28% prefer

Master's Degree

18% require · 30% prefer

No College

13% require · 13% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Quality, Utilities+14.3%Utilities Safety Coordinator-56.7%Utilities Safety Engineer-48.5%Utilities Quality Engineer-56.2%Utilities Quality Technician-49.6%

Common previous roles

Utilities Quality Technician-98.6%Utilities Safety Coordinator-130.9%Utilities Safety Engineer-94.2%Utilities Quality Engineer-128.4%Director of Quality, Utilities+12.5%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)8,658

Posting growth-7.2%

Median days to fill28 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)139,459

Projected growth4.2%/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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