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Health and Safety Engineers in Alaska

Is Alaska a good place for you to work as a Health and Safety Engineer?

-4% Jobs Projection
$76,320 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

While jobs for Health and Safety Engineers in Alaska are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Health and Safety Engineers in Alaska is expected to decrease.

  • Health and Safety Engineers in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Health and Safety Engineers Work in Alaska?

There were approximately 230 workers employed as Health and Safety Engineers in this state in 2018.

There were 190 Health and Safety Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 325 Health and Safety Engineers working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Health and Safety Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Health and Safety Engineers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.5%.

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Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Health and Safety Engineers job openings in Alaska, and 240 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,900 annual jobs and 28,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Health and Safety Engineers Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Health and Safety Engineers ranged from $34,970 to $141,370 with $76,320 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.81 to $67.97. The median hourly rate was $36.69.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alaska Metros for Health and Safety Engineers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Health and Safety Engineers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK 140 $82,350

Top States for Health and Safety Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Health and Safety Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 3,640 $96,450
California 2,340 $109,600
New York 1,830 $91,630
Georgia 1,410 $73,500
Pennsylvania 1,410 $101,390
Tennessee 870 $76,370
Florida 830 $74,350
Wisconsin 810 $66,060
Maryland 740 $96,750
Michigan 710 $85,080
Massachusetts 670 $93,990
Arizona 650 $69,050
South Carolina 650 $77,840
Oklahoma 610 $85,630
North Carolina 570 $74,950
Illinois 570 $83,160
Washington 560 $94,970
Ohio 550 $87,970
New Jersey 540 $106,990
Alabama 500 $96,750

Below are the states where Health and Safety Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $115,720
New Mexico $114,590
Delaware $112,460
California $109,600
New Jersey $106,990
Pennsylvania $101,390
Colorado $99,430
Alabama $96,750
Maryland $96,750
Texas $96,450

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