Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
SOC code 17-2111 · 498 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
498
certified positions
$109,000
Median pay
$87,000
25th pct
$133,337
75th pct
$158,924
90th pct
$77,820
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$98,561
Median prevailing wage
$77,820$109,000 median$158,924
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 3.3%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 129 (27%), med $82,789Level II · Qualified — 143 (30%), med $103,961Level III · Experienced — 101 (21%), med $120,016Level IV · Fully competent — 111 (23%), med $149,989
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| TUV SUD AMERICA INC | 13 | $107,078 |
| Trinity Consultants, Inc. | 12 | $100,725 |
| Zoox Inc. | 11 | $154,918 |
| CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION | 10 | $68,910 |
| EVONIK CORPORATION | 9 | $137,000 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | 9 | $150,000 |
| Accenture LLP | 8 | $78,098 |
| UL LLC | 8 | $114,957 |
| JENSEN HUGHES INC | 8 | $113,344 |
| FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | 7 | $114,442 |
| INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES NA, INC. | 7 | $83,000 |
| SGS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 7 | $90,189 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 7 | $155,000 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 6 | $147,184 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 5 | $100,922 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| Texas | 86 |
| California | 85 |
| Michigan | 41 |
| Massachusetts | 31 |
| Illinois | 24 |
| New York | 24 |
| GU | 22 |
| Georgia | 19 |
| New Jersey | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 |
| Indiana | 13 |
| Florida | 11 |
| North Carolina | 11 |
| Missouri | 10 |
| Maryland | 9 |