Compare A Fire Inspector ↔ B Environmental Inspector
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1 move · -$7,020 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
Gates on this route
- Move 1, to Environmental Inspector: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
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Fire Inspector to Environmental Inspector -$7,020 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Compliance Inspectors as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.76.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
- Skills to build: Science, Operations Monitoring, Active Learning
Side by side
All Environmental Compliance Inspectors: Texas median $75,370, $7,020 less a year than all Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($82,390), every experience level.
Fire Inspector: 41% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.6 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
Gates on the route: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +3.4% United States, 1,500 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
2.7 / 5-0.62.1 / 5
- Cramped space-0.77Cramped space: A 2.52, B 1.75
- Bending or twisting-0.75Bending or twisting: A 2.45, B 1.7
- High places-0.72High places: A 2.52, B 1.8
- Walking or running-0.65Walking or running: A 3.15, B 2.5
- Protective gear-0.65Protective gear: A 2.18, B 1.53
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 4% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 75%).
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: none (O*NET: 25%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 5
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Time Management
To build: 6
- Science +1.12
- Operations Monitoring +0.76
- Active Learning +0.63
- Complex Problem Solving +0.63
- Reading Comprehension +0.62
- Critical Thinking +0.50
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