Compare A Environmental Inspector ↔ B Combination Building Inspector
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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 Combination Building Inspector: license depends on the work (Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Inspector to Electrical Inspector
- O*NET lists Construction and Building Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (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 M1 step up on Code inspection
Electrical Inspector to Combination Building Inspector
- Next rung on 'Code inspection' (Skilled to Skilled).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR).
Side by side
All Construction and Building Inspectors: Texas median $64,810, $10,560 less a year than all Environmental Compliance Inspectors ($75,370), every experience level.
More than 40 hours a week: Combination Building Inspector 20%, Environmental Inspector 25%.
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: Combination Building Inspector: license depends on the work (Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +12.1% Texas, 3,540 openings a year
B +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year
Over 40 h a week
Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first
2.1 / 5+0.62.7 / 5
- High places+1.36High places: A 1.8, B 3.16
- Cramped space+0.93Cramped space: A 1.75, B 2.68
- Standing+0.73Standing: A 2.63, B 3.36
- Outdoors, all weather+0.68Outdoors, all weather: A 3.8, B 4.48
- Keeping balance+0.64Keeping balance: A 1.4, B 2.04
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 75%).
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 20% do).
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 Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR.
Experience
A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 25%).
B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 32%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
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