Compare A Environmental Scientist ↔ B Environmental Inspector
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1 move · -$16,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Environmental Inspector: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
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Environmental Scientist to Environmental Inspector -$16,630 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Compliance Inspectors as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.92.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis
Side by side
All Environmental Compliance Inspectors: Texas median $75,370, $16,630 less a year than all Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health ($92,000), 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 checked: No degree, license or hours gate on these moves in O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for each job.
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +15.4% Texas, 440 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
1.6 / 5+0.52.1 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather+1.28Outdoors, all weather: A 2.52, B 3.8
- Very hot or cold+1.08Very hot or cold: A 1.72, B 2.8
- Hazardous equipment+0.92Hazardous equipment: A 1.48, B 2.4
- Standing+0.68Standing: A 1.95, B 2.63
- High places+0.64High places: A 1.16, B 1.8
Degree
A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 78%).
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 29%).
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
- Writing
- Active Learning
To build: 2
- Operations Monitoring +1.00
- Quality Control Analysis +0.63
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