- Based on 159 Jobtrees users who were a Safety Manager in their career, on average, they have 5.21 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.7 years on average and earn $88K per year on average in this more senior role.
- 11% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Safety Manager are Safety Coordinator, Project Manager and Environmental Health And Safety Manager. Safety Coordinator, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Safety Coordinator is from the same job family, Safety, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Project Manager, also being a common career path from Safety Manager.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Manager, Operations Manager and Business Owner as they commonly lead to Safety Manager as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Safety Manager are Safety Coordinator, Project Manager and Environmental Health And Safety Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Safety Coordinator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Safety Manager that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Safety Manager career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Safety Manager so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- This is a Mid role meaning if you don’t have significant work experience and likely also experience in a closely related field, you need to start more than one or two steps away from this role in planning your path. Consider safety coordinator or project manager as these are the most popular career starting points for Jobtrees users that led to safety manager. For a quicker path to this senior role title, consider looking at smaller companies as they have less layers to get to these more senior titles. The scope of the role and likely the pay though will still likely compare more similarly to a less experienced role title at a larger company. This is partly why you see some unexpected experience level titles leading to this role.
- While Safety Coordinator is from the same job family, Safety as Safety Manager, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Project Manager also leading to Safety Manager.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Safety Manager, you should also consider Firefighter, Quality Control Manager and Facilities Manager as they commonly lead to Safety Manager as well.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Safety Manager are Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Environmental Management, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, and Associate Degree In Liberal Arts. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Safety Coordinator being on the path to and from Safety Manager. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Safety Manager is part of the Safety job family which has a limited number of unique role types (16) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Safety Manager are Health And Safety Manager, Project Safety Manager.