Compare A Fire Inspector ↔ B Fire Captain
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1 move · -$680 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Fire Captain: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
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Fire Inspector to Fire Captain -$680 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
- Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination
Side by side
All First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers: Texas median $81,710, $680 less a year than all Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($82,390), every experience level.
Fire Captain: 96% work more than 40 hours a week, about 2.4 times the share for Fire Inspector (41%).
Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k
Gates on the route: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +3.4% United States, 1,500 openings a year
B +9.6% Texas, 700 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+0.22.8 / 5
- Hazardous conditions+1.31Hazardous conditions: A 2.54, B 3.85
- Protective gear+1.23Protective gear: A 2.18, B 3.41
- Hazardous equipment+1.20Hazardous equipment: A 2.67, B 3.87
- Very hot or cold-1.01Very hot or cold: A 3.43, B 2.42
- Outdoors, all weather-0.77Outdoors, all weather: A 4.33, B 3.56
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: 2% 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 Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it.
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: 27%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
- Persuasion
To build: 6
- Management of Personnel Resources +1.26
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.63
- Coordination +0.62
- Time Management +0.62
- Complex Problem Solving +0.50
- Monitoring +0.50
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