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What You'll Do: While your duties may be different than those of engineers in other industries, the job typically involves: going around to factories to inspect manufacturing equipment and point out safety hazards, checking out blueprints of product designs to see if they meet safety standards, examining buildings for structural soundness if in construction, conceptualizing safety systems and procedures and evaluating how effective they are after implementation, designing and installing safety mechanisms on products, reviewing safety programs and making recommendations and more.

While the construction field employs the highest number of safety engineers, you may work in another like electronics, motor vehicle, or firearms manufacturing. Much of the daily work is done in a office setting, but you'll probably have to travel to various manufacturing plants and other work sites once in a while. Regular, full-time work is typical of this profession.

Education and Training: To become a safety engineer, you must have a bachelor's degree in an engineering field. Mechanical, industrial, and electrical engineering degrees are the most highly desired. Four years of schooling is most common for acquiring this degree. Some schools will allow you to obtain a master's degree with just an additional year of coursework after completing the bachelor's degree. While not mandatory, many employers prefer to hire those with advanced degrees.

Since practical experience is highly valued by employers, most engineering programs require a co-op or internship before graduation. These experiential programs are designed to help you become familiar with the real-world work environment for easier transition into the workforce.

Getting licensed is required in a few states, and additional certification may get you a higher salary or quicker advancement into management positions.

The Future: The industrial health and safety engineering profession is expected to grow at about 13% through 2020.

The Pay: Annual salaries for Health and Safety Engineers in the U.S. range from $45,500 to $114,400, with the average median annual wage hitting $76,800 in 2012 as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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