Compare A Energy Auditor ↔ B Environmental Inspector
ShareYour route
2 moves
No pay difference shown for this route: no single published pay schedule names every stop, and the occupation medians are not like for like on every move.
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Electrical Inspector: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Move 2, to Environmental Inspector: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Energy Auditor to Electrical Inspector
- O*NET lists Construction and Building Inspectors as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Inspector to Environmental Inspector
- 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 Energy Auditors ($64,810), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Environmental Inspector 25%, Energy Auditor 34%.
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).
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
2.6 / 5-0.52.1 / 5
- Cramped space-1.49Cramped space: A 3.24, B 1.75
- Protective gear-0.83Protective gear: A 2.36, B 1.53
- High places-0.82High places: A 2.62, B 1.8
- Kneeling or crawling-0.81Kneeling or crawling: A 2.34, B 1.53
- Keeping balance-0.60Keeping balance: A 2, B 1.4
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 24% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 75%).
License
A 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).
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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 34%).
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 Analysis
To build: 2
- Active Learning +0.63
- Complex Problem Solving +0.50
Make this your goal
Save Energy Auditor to Environmental Inspector as your goal. Each step then shows the hours you have logged toward it, your exam practice and your license, with the one thing to do next and the 2 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.
Share your route
One number, the route and its gate go on the card; nothing about you. Your device's dark mode picks the dark card.
Save routes and track your hours with ET Member. Saved routes, your gap plan and alerts when pay, license rules or exams change.
