Compare A Fire Inspector ↔ B Energy Auditor

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Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Inspector: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Energy Auditor: 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
Fire Inspector to Electrical Inspector
- O*NET lists Construction and Building Inspectors as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
- Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Mathematics
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Inspector to Energy Auditor
- O*NET lists Energy Auditors as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87.
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).
- Skills to build: Writing

Side by side

All Energy Auditors: Texas median $64,810, $17,580 less a year than all Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($82,390), every experience level.

More than 40 hours a week: Energy Auditor 34%, Fire Inspector 41%.

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

$82,390-$17,580$64,810

Gates on the route: Electrical Inspector: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +3.4% United States, 1,500 openings a year

B +8.2% Texas, 1,860 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

41%-7 pts34%

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

2.7 / 5-0.12.6 / 5

Walking or running-0.87Walking or running: A 3.15, B 2.28
Cramped space+0.72Cramped space: A 2.52, B 3.24
Outdoors, all weather-0.61Outdoors, all weather: A 4.33, B 3.72
Hazardous conditions-0.57Hazardous conditions: A 2.54, B 1.97
Hazardous equipment-0.43Hazardous equipment: A 2.67, B 2.24

Degree

A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 4% do).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 24% do).

License

A Texas: TCFP Inspector certification is required for fire inspectors employed and appointed by a fire department (approved training and exam). State Fire Marshal licenses: not checked (unreachable).

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: 25%).

B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 34%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
Monitoring
Complex Problem Solving
Active Learning

To build: 3

Mathematics +0.88
Judgment and Decision Making +0.50
Reading Comprehension +0.50

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