Compare A Electrical Inspector ↔ B Environmental Inspector
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1 move · +$10,560 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Environmental Inspector: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
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Electrical Inspector to Environmental Inspector +$10,560 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Compliance Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Side by side
All Environmental Compliance Inspectors: Texas median $75,370, $10,560 more a year than all Construction and Building Inspectors ($64,810), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Environmental Inspector 25%, Electrical Inspector 20%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year
B +12.1% Texas, 3,540 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.7 / 5-0.62.1 / 5
- High places-1.36High places: A 3.16, B 1.8
- Cramped space-0.93Cramped space: A 2.68, B 1.75
- Standing-0.73Standing: A 3.36, B 2.63
- Outdoors, all weather-0.68Outdoors, all weather: A 4.48, B 3.8
- Keeping balance-0.64Keeping balance: A 2.04, B 1.4
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: 75%).
License
A No Texas state license for electrical inspectors: TDLR's electrician license list and Code Enforcement registration do not cover it (read 2026-10-03). Employers may require their own credentials.
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: none (O*NET: 25%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Systems Evaluation
To build: 5
- Writing +0.76
- Monitoring +0.75
- Active Learning +0.63
- Operations Monitoring +0.63
- Science +0.50
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