Compare A Combination Building Inspector ↔ B Environmental Scientist

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Your route

2 moves · +$27,190 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Safety Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2, to Environmental Scientist: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Scientist hold one).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Combination Building Inspector to Safety Engineer +$58,630 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (same lateral rule, started from this rung; target is the related occupation's role nearest this rung's level band).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Writing, Systems Analysis, Service Orientation
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Safety Engineer to Environmental Scientist -$31,440 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.78.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Scientist hold one).
- Skills to build: Science, Coordination, Active Learning

Side by side

All Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health: Texas median $92,000, $27,190 more a year than all Construction and Building Inspectors ($64,810), every experience level.

Combination Building Inspector: 20% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.9 times the share for Environmental Scientist (11%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$64,810+$27,190$92,000

Gates on the route: Environmental Scientist: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Scientist hold one).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year

B +15.4% Texas, 440 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

20%-9 pts11%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.7 / 5-1.11.6 / 5

High places-2.00High places: A 3.16, B 1.16
Outdoors, all weather-1.96Outdoors, all weather: A 4.48, B 2.52
Very hot or cold-1.68Very hot or cold: A 3.4, B 1.72
Cramped space-1.41Cramped space: A 2.68, B 1.27
Standing-1.41Standing: A 3.36, B 1.95

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 20% do).

B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 78%).

License

A Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR.

B No license for this job title at the 8 Texas and federal licensing agencies read on 2026-10-03 (TDLR, TSBPE, TCEQ, TCFP, TEA, TBPELS, NRC and EPA).

Experience

A Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 32%).

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Learning Strategies

To build: 6

Science +1.50
Writing +0.88
Coordination +0.74
Active Learning +0.63
Complex Problem Solving +0.62
Monitoring +0.62

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