Texas Electrical Inspector Compensation and Promotion Comparison
Compare the whole role, not one pay figure. Keep employer terms, credential evidence, local appointment rules, and continuing costs in separate source-dated fields.
Official public sources were checked on 2026-10-27. Recheck the current source and the responsible employer, jurisdiction, credential body, CPA, attorney, or policy owner before relying on a real decision.
Compare public and private total reward
What is missing until this is complete: A complete comparison needs the pay basis, stated schedule, benefits, vehicle and travel terms, training support, credential upkeep, source date, and unresolved questions. A broad occupation statistic is context, not an offer.
| Control area | Record before a decision | Boundary that stays visible |
|---|---|---|
| Role and source | Employer or jurisdiction, role title, posting or policy URL, checked date | Do not relabel occupational data as an employer term |
| Compensation | Pay basis, confirmed term, conditional term, review condition | Keep possible overtime separate from confirmed base terms |
| Benefits and time | Stated benefits, leave, schedule, on-call status | Unknown terms remain unknown |
| Travel and vehicle | Vehicle owner, mileage or travel policy, territory, reimbursement status | Do not infer a vehicle benefit from field travel |
| Credential upkeep | Named credential, current employer requirement, CEU question, books or training responsibility | Verify the current policy before counting support |
- Build the blank source index first.
- Mark each field confirmed, unresolved, or outside scope.
- Record the responsible decision owner and check date.
- Keep the returned decision or exception beside the original question.
Map four promotion endpoints
What is missing until this is complete: Plans Examiner, Combination Inspector, Senior Inspector, and Building Official are separate targets. A complete map identifies actual duties, current credential evidence, experience evidence, management evidence, local appointment criteria, and the decision owner for each target.
| Control area | Record before a decision | Boundary that stays visible |
|---|---|---|
| Plans Examiner | Current posting, plan-review scope, named credential if stated, document review evidence | ICC E3 describes an electrical plan-review credential; the employer sets hiring requirements |
| Combination Inspector | Exact ICC designation or local equivalent named by the posting | Do not treat one trade credential as every combination prerequisite |
| Senior Inspector | Current employer duty statement, coaching or review responsibility, accepted work evidence | The title alone does not establish a statewide pathway |
| Building Official | Current jurisdiction posting, management and legal-duty evidence, appointment owner | Certification is one input, not an automatic appointment |
- Build the blank source index first.
- Mark each field confirmed, unresolved, or outside scope.
- Record the responsible decision owner and check date.
- Keep the returned decision or exception beside the original question.
Compare promotion reward with added responsibility
What is missing until this is complete: A promotion comparison is incomplete until salary basis, on-call or additional hours, benefits, CEU, multiple credentials, reference materials, vehicle or travel, supervision, decision responsibility, and review date are all visible.
| Control area | Record before a decision | Boundary that stays visible |
|---|---|---|
| Reward | Pay basis, benefits, leave, schedule, review condition | Use the actual written employer source |
| Time demand | On-call terms, additional hours, travel, report or review load | Do not convert a broad work pattern into a promise |
| Maintenance | CEU, multiple credentials, books, training and who pays | Leave unstated responsibility unresolved |
| Management | People, review, complaint, budget or decision responsibility | Name the accepted evidence and decision owner |
- Build the blank source index first.
- Mark each field confirmed, unresolved, or outside scope.
- Record the responsible decision owner and check date.
- Keep the returned decision or exception beside the original question.
Official sources used
- BLS Construction and Building Inspectors (F-I13-COMP-01, checked 2026-10-27)
- BLS Construction and Building Inspectors (F-I13-PROMO-01, checked 2026-10-27)
- ICC Electrical Plans Examiner content outline (F-I13-ICC-01, checked 2026-10-27)
- ICC Combination Designations (F-I13-ICC-02, checked 2026-10-27)
- ICC experience and education guidance (F-I13-ICC-03, checked 2026-10-27)
The cited pages support the facts recorded in FACTS-USED.md. The templates, status labels, sequencing, and decision gates are educational synthesis.
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