Compare A Environmental Scientist ↔ B Safety Engineer

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1 move · +$31,440 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Safety Engineer: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).

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Environmental Scientist to Safety Engineer +$31,440 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).

Side by side

All Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: Texas median $123,440, $31,440 more a year than all Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health ($92,000), every experience level.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$92,000+$31,440$123,440

Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +15.4% Texas, 440 openings a year

B +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

1.6 / 5+0.82.4 / 5

High places+1.44High places: A 1.16, B 2.6
Hazardous equipment+1.39Hazardous equipment: A 1.48, B 2.87
Very hot or cold+1.12Very hot or cold: A 1.72, B 2.84
Protective gear+1.06Protective gear: A 1.33, B 2.39
Cramped space+0.90Cramped space: A 1.27, B 2.17

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 78%).

B Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

License

A No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

B Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

B Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Speaking

To build: 2

Systems Analysis +0.62
Systems Evaluation +0.50

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