Compare A Environmental Inspector ↔ B Fire Protection Engineer

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Your route

2 moves · +$48,070 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Environmental Engineer: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
Move 2, to Fire Protection Engineer: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Inspector to Environmental Engineer +$47,690 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).
- Skills to build: Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Environmental Engineer to Fire Protection Engineer +$380 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.89 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers: Texas median $123,440, $48,070 more a year than all Environmental Compliance Inspectors ($75,370), every experience level.

Fire Protection Engineer: 69% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.8 times the share for Environmental Inspector (25%).

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$75,370+$48,070$123,440

Gates on the route: Environmental Engineer: license depends on the work (Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +12.1% Texas, 3,540 openings a year

B +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

25%+44 pts69%

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.1 / 5-0.22.0 / 5

Outdoors, all weather-1.34Outdoors, all weather: A 3.8, B 2.46
Very hot or cold-0.76Very hot or cold: A 2.8, B 2.04
Hazardous equipment-0.63Hazardous equipment: A 2.4, B 1.77
Walking or running-0.46Walking or running: A 2.5, B 2.04
Climbing ladders+0.32Climbing ladders: A 1.6, B 1.92

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: 96%).

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 PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

Experience

A Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 25%).

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 31%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Learning
Active Listening

To build: 6

Operations Analysis +1.25
Technology Design +1.25
Systems Analysis +0.63
Judgment and Decision Making +0.62
Science +0.62
Management of Personnel Resources +0.50

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Save Environmental Inspector to Fire Protection Engineer 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 6 skills to build as a checklist. Free with an account.