There are currently an estimated 22,000 product safety engineers in the United States. The product safety engineer job market is expected to grow by 3.6% between 2022 and 2032.
How employable are product safety engineers?
CareerExplorer rates product safety engineers with a D employability rating, meaning this career should provide weak employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 3,800 product safety engineers. That number is based on 800 additional product safety engineers, and the retirement of 3,000 existing product safety engineers.
What’s the supply of product safety engineers?
The product safety engineer industry is concentrated in Texas, California, New York
Product Safety Engineer job market by state
| State Name | Employed Product Safety Engineers |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,400 |
| California | 2,780 |
| New York | 2,050 |
| Georgia | 1,380 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,030 |
| Tennessee | 940 |
| Florida | 910 |
| Maryland | 800 |
| Wisconsin | 750 |
| Michigan | 700 |
| Massachusetts | 650 |
| Illinois | 620 |
| South Carolina | 600 |
| Louisiana | 570 |
| North Carolina | 560 |
| Arizona | 560 |
| Ohio | 550 |
| Virginia | 520 |
| Oklahoma | 480 |
| Washington | 470 |
| Minnesota | 460 |
| New Jersey | 450 |
| Colorado | 390 |
| Alabama | 380 |
| Missouri | 340 |
| Indiana | 340 |
| Utah | 310 |
| New Mexico | 300 |
| Kentucky | 260 |
| Arkansas | 190 |
| Alaska | 190 |
| Nevada | 170 |
| Kansas | 170 |
| West Virginia | 170 |
| Idaho | 160 |
| Connecticut | 160 |
| District of Columbia | 160 |
| Mississippi | 150 |
| Oregon | 150 |
| Delaware | 150 |
| Iowa | 130 |
| Maine | 100 |
| Puerto Rico | 90 |
| New Hampshire | 90 |
| Hawaii | 80 |
| Nebraska | 80 |
| South Dakota | 70 |
| Montana | 70 |
| Vermont | 60 |
| North Dakota | 50 |
| Guam | 30 |