Compare A Electrical Inspector ↔ B Environmental Scientist
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2 moves · +$27,190 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).
- Move 2, to Environmental Scientist: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Inspector to Environmental Scientist +$16,630 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 = 0.92.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Science, Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources
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.
Electrical 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
Gates on the route: Environmental Inspector: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one); Environmental Scientist: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
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
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 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: 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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