2025 State of Safety Survey

Together, we’ll learn the State of Safety

What are your biggest safety and health challenges at work? What are the top issues the safety profession needs to address? Do the rewards of the job outweigh the frustrations?

Our former Job Outlook is now our State of Safety survey. We’re asking questions about you, your work, your employer and the profession to provide a more detailed look at what it’s like to be a safety pro today.

Please be part of it by completing the survey by February 24. Your input matters.

Sponsored by Columbia Southern University

About you and your job

What best describes your job title? *

Safety supervisor/coordinator
Safety manager
Safety director
Safety executive
President/CEO
Other

How old are you?

25-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60 or older

How do you identify?

Female
Male
Prefer to self-describe

How long have you worked as an occupational safety and health professional? *

Less than 5 years
5-9 years
10-14 years
15-19 years
20-24 years
25-29 years
30-29 years
40 or more years

Are you thinking about retiring in the next 1-5 years?

Yes
No

What’s your current personal employment outlook?

Consider my job very stable
Consider my job relatively stable
Believe there’s a slight possibility I will lose my job
Believe strongly I will lose my job

Does your organization have a career path for occupational safety and health professionals?

Yes
No

Are you or your organization a member of the National Safety Council?

Yes
No