EHS Executive
Also known as: HSE Executive · Environment Officer · Safety Officer
Helps a factory or site meet environment, health and safety rules, permits and audits.
What you’d do
Helps a factory, plant or project site follow environment, health and safety (EHS) rules. Manufacturing, chemical, pharma, construction and infrastructure companies hire EHS staff. A day can include site inspections, checking effluent and waste records, preparing compliance reports and supporting audits or safety training.
- Monitor waste, effluent and emissions records
- Run safety inspections and toolbox talks
- Track permits and legal compliance
- Support audits and incident reports
How you get in
Freshers join as EHS trainees or executives in plants and project sites, often via campus or job portals. Knowledge of pollution control consents, waste rules and ISO 14001 basics helps; a recognised industrial-safety diploma is required for many statutory safety-officer posts.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Reading environmental and safety regulations
- Site inspection and hazard spotting
- Record-keeping and compliance reporting
- Running training sessions
- Working with plant teams and auditors
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Work is at the plant or site, sometimes in shifts.
- Growth path: executive → EHS officer → EHS manager for a site or region.
- Roles differ: some lean to environment compliance, others to safety.
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