10 of the Most Popular Types of Risk Engineer Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Risk Engineer Jobs

• Probabilistic Risk Assessment

  Salary range: $62,500 - $147,000

  Probabilistic Risk Assessment is a common job search query. Most salaries for Probabilistic Risk Assessment jobs pay between $62,500 (25th percentile) and $147,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Probabilistic Risk Assessment job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Remote Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $146,000 - $161,000

  Remote Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Remote Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer jobs pay between $146,000 (25th percentile) and $161,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Remote Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Patient Safety Risk Manager

  Salary range: $77,500 - $116,500

  Patient Safety Risk Manager is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Patient Safety Risk Manager jobs pay between $77,500 (25th percentile) and $116,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Patient Safety Risk Manager job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• System Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $113,000 - $164,500

  A system safety engineer helps to develop, refine, and update safety protocols and software that controls a large system and ensures that even if aspects of the system fail, it does not put the entire system at jeopardy. For example, if a subsystem on a spaceship fails, your duties as a system safety engineer are to determine how to make sure that it does not affect other systems or endanger the critical life support systems. Systems safety engineering is essential in a wide range of fields, from civil engineering and aeronautics to software and hardware engineering and power plant systems.

• Automotive Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $71,500 - $135,000

  Automotive Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Automotive Safety Engineer jobs pay between $71,500 (25th percentile) and $135,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Automotive Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Wildfire Analyst Insurance

  Salary range: $40,000 - $54,500

  Wildfire Analyst Insurance is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Wildfire Analyst Insurance jobs pay between $40,000 (25th percentile) and $54,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Wildfire Analyst Insurance job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Crash Simulation Engineer

  Salary range: $92,000 - $146,500

  Crash Simulation Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Crash Simulation Engineer jobs pay between $92,000 (25th percentile) and $146,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Crash Simulation Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Osha Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $71,500 - $135,000

  Osha Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Osha Safety Engineer jobs pay between $71,500 (25th percentile) and $135,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Osha Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Software Safety Engineer

  Salary range: $120,000 - $173,000

  Software Safety Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Software Safety Engineer jobs pay between $120,000 (25th percentile) and $173,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Software Safety Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Remote Cfd Trader

  Salary range: $56,500 - $105,500

  Remote Cfd Trader is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Remote Cfd Trader jobs pay between $56,500 (25th percentile) and $105,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Remote Cfd Trader job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.