Work & Safety Boots
11 shoes · ranked by CoreScore
Work boots carry requirements no other category has: safety toes, electrical-hazard ratings, and midsoles firm enough (38–55 HC) to stay stable on ladders and survive punctures. That firmness is the trade-off to understand before buying — it's roughly twice as hard as a running shoe, by design. Ranked by CoreScore below; match the boot to the actual job.
Red Wing
Iron Ranger 8111
760g · 16mm drop · 32mm stack
Timberland Pro
PRO Boondock Composite Toe
620g · 14mm drop · 32mm stack
Timberland Pro
Powertrain Sport Alloy Toe
380g · 10mm drop · 24mm stack
Wolverine
Overpass 6 Composite Toe WP
540g · 12mm drop · 28mm stack
KEEN Utility
Atlanta Cool ESD
420g · 10mm drop · 26mm stack
Caterpillar
Excavator Superlite Steel Toe
460g · 10mm drop · 26mm stack
Caterpillar
Second Shift Steel Toe
680g · 16mm drop · 30mm stack
Dr. Martens
2295 Steel Toe Boot
720g · 12mm drop · 26mm stack
New Balance
626 v2 Work
380g · 8mm drop · 26mm stack
Skechers
Work Relaxed Fit Soft Stride
360g · 8mm drop · 24mm stack
Skechers
D'Lites Work Alloy Toe
420g · 10mm drop · 26mm stack
Rankings show overall CoreScore — the right shoe for you depends on your feet, gait, and use. The 2-minute finder quiz matches all 11 of these against your profile.
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