Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 152 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 85% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine causes and preventive measures.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct research to evaluate safety levels for products.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Evaluate product designs for safety.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Conduct or coordinate worker training in areas such as safety laws and regulations, hazardous condition monitoring, and use of safety equipment.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Interview employers and employees to obtain information about work environments and workplace incidents.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Conduct or direct testing of air quality, noise, temperature, or radiation levels to verify compliance with health and safety regulations.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Maintain liaisons with outside organizations, such as fire departments, mutual aid societies, and rescue teams, so that emergency responses can be facilitated.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Check floors of plants to ensure that they are strong enough to support heavy machinery.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect facilities, machinery, or safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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