Compare A Combination Building Inspector ↔ B Safety Engineer

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1 move · +$58,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

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Move 1, to Safety Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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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

Side by side

All Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors: Texas median $123,440, $58,630 more a year than all Construction and Building Inspectors ($64,810), every experience level.

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

$64,810+$58,630$123,440

Gates checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

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

2.7 / 5-0.32.4 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.26Outdoors, all weather: A 4.48, B 3.22
Standing-0.57Standing: A 3.36, B 2.79
Very hot or cold-0.56Very hot or cold: A 3.4, B 2.84
High places-0.56High places: A 3.16, B 2.6
Walking or running-0.52Walking or running: A 2.92, B 2.4

Degree

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

B Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

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 Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

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

B Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Speaking

To build: 3

Writing +0.63
Systems Analysis +0.62
Service Orientation +0.50

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