Manufacturing Safety Engineer

Leads specialized work in managing workplace safety for manufacturing.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$105k

Mean

$109k

10th–90th pct

$80k–$145k

Observations

551

Confidence: 34% · based on 551 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

66% require · 22% prefer

Master's Degree

21% require · 32% prefer

No College

13% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Manufacturing+148.9%Director of Quality, Manufacturing+154.0%Manufacturing Safety Coordinator+11.9%Manufacturing Quality Technician+8.5%Manufacturing Quality Engineer+12.8%

Common previous roles

Manufacturing Safety Coordinator+10.6%Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Manufacturing+59.8%Director of Quality, Manufacturing+60.6%Manufacturing Quality Engineer+11.3%Manufacturing Quality Technician+7.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)9,022

Posting growth-17.8%

Median days to fill36 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)98,402

Projected growth3.2%/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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