Below are the skills needed to be health safety engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
| Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
| Critical Thinking | 4 | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4 | 4.88 |
| Speaking | 4 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 4 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.38 |
Below are the abilities needed to be health safety engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
| Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
| Written Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4 | 4.88 |
| Information Ordering | 4 | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4 | 4.75 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be health safety engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
| Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
| English Language | 3.97 | 4.45 |
| Education and Training | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.87 | 4.58 |
| Administration and Management | 3.77 | 4.42 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.71 | 5.07 |
Below are the work activities involved in being health safety engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
| Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.4 | 5.71 |
| Getting Information | 4.39 | 5.03 |
| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | 4.32 | 4.77 |
| Documenting/Recording Information | 4.26 | 4.65 |
| Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.16 | 5.07 |
Below are the work styles involved in being health safety engineers according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
| Work Style | Importance | |
| Integrity | 4.94 | |
| Dependability | 4.55 | |
| Leadership | 4.42 | |
| Attention to Detail | 4.39 | |
| Initiative | 4.35 |
Metro Areas Sorted by Total Employment for
Health Safety Engineers
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Health Safety Engineers jobs , as of 2019
| Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | 1,540 | $106,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 910 | $113,680 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell | 890 | $77,440 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 780 | $98,960 |
| Salt Lake City | 510 | $68,330 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | 430 | $96,210 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | 430 | $101,640 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale | 360 | $81,290 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach | 280 | $84,350 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 270 | $114,800 |
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Source : 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 24.3 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org
