Average Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors Salary in Rhode Island

BLS did not publish a wage for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Rhode Island in the latest release, but in 2023 the local median hourly wage was $44.56. There are 50 workers employed locally today.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Rhode Island (state).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Rhode Island. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 50
How common this job is here: 0.61×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

The last time BLS reported wages here

The latest release does not include a wage figure for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Rhode Island, but earlier releases did. Here is the most recent year with a published wage.

Last reporting year: 2023
Median hourly wage (2023): $44.56/hr
Median annual wage (2023): $92,680
Employment (2023): 40

This data is from the 2023 BLS release. Recent figures may differ — small-sample suppression is common for this occupation.

Metros inside Rhode Island

Pay and employment for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors often cluster in specific cities within the state. Drill into any metro for its local breakdown.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

Where health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

District of Columbia: $65.29/hr
Massachusetts: $63.22/hr
Oregon: $61.90/hr
California: $60.29/hr
Texas: $59.15/hr
Washington: $58.52/hr
Iowa: $58.42/hr
New York: $57.22/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: $70.70/hr
Kennewick-Richland, WA: $68.08/hr
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $66.72/hr
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $63.53/hr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: $63.23/hr
New Orleans-Metairie, LA: $62.46/hr
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA: $62.30/hr
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: $61.97/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +4.4%; 1,100 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 1,500; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.