Compare A Environmental Inspector ↔ B Environmental Scientist
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1 move · +$16,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Environmental Scientist: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
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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, $16,630 more a year than all Environmental Compliance Inspectors ($75,370), every experience level.
Environmental Inspector: 25% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.3 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: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +12.1% Texas, 3,540 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
2.1 / 5-0.51.6 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.28Outdoors, all weather: A 3.8, B 2.52
- Very hot or cold-1.08Very hot or cold: A 2.8, B 1.72
- Hazardous equipment-0.92Hazardous equipment: A 2.4, B 1.48
- Standing-0.68Standing: A 2.63, B 1.95
- High places-0.64High places: A 1.8, B 1.16
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 75%).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 78%).
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: none (O*NET: 25%).
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
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
To build: 3
- Science +1.00
- Coordination +0.62
- Management of Personnel Resources +0.50
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