Most In-Demand Health & Safety (HSE) Skills
The most in-demand skills for Health & Safety (HSE) roles right now are risk-assessment, incident-investigation, emergency-response — ranked across 4627 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | risk-assessment | 478 | +478 |
| 2 | incident-investigation | 370 | +370 |
| 3 | emergency-response | 351 | +351 |
| 4 | corrective-action | 335 | +335 |
| 5 | osha | 291 | +291 |
| 6 | first-aid | 202 | +202 |
| 7 | root-cause-analysis | 172 | +172 |
| 8 | safety-audit | 168 | +168 |
| 9 | near-miss-reporting | 158 | +158 |
| 10 | iso-45001 | 144 | +144 |
| 11 | iso-14001 | 137 | +137 |
| 12 | regulatory-compliance | 127 | +127 |
| 13 | industrial-hygiene | 118 | +118 |
| 14 | environmental-compliance | 107 | +107 |
| 15 | epa | 97 | +97 |
| 16 | ai | 93 | +93 |
| 17 | personal-protective-equipment | 78 | +78 |
| 18 | itar | 77 | +77 |
| 19 | hazard-identification | 76 | +76 |
| 20 | safety-management-system | 71 | +71 |
| 21 | toolbox-talks | 68 | +68 |
| 22 | analytics | 68 | +68 |
| 23 | waste-management | 67 | +67 |
| 24 | confined-space | 66 | +66 |
| 25 | lockout-tagout | 65 | +65 |
| 26 | nfpa | 58 | +58 |
| 27 | iso-9001 | 56 | +56 |
| 28 | contractor-safety | 53 | +53 |
| 29 | hazop | 52 | +52 |
| 30 | fall-protection | 50 | +50 |
| 31 | data-analytics | 50 | +50 |
| 32 | hazardous-waste | 42 | +42 |
| 33 | machine-guarding | 41 | +41 |
| 34 | stakeholder-management | 40 | +40 |
| 35 | permit-to-work | 37 | +37 |
| 36 | networking | 37 | +37 |
| 37 | job-safety-analysis | 36 | +36 |
| 38 | powerbi | 34 | +34 |
| 39 | rcra | 30 | +30 |
| 40 | hot-work | 27 | +27 |