Compare A Fire Protection Engineer ↔ B Combination Building Inspector

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Move 1, to Electrical Inspector: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2, to Combination Building Inspector: license depends on the work (Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Fire Protection Engineer to Electrical Inspector
- O*NET lists Construction and Building Inspectors as a related occupation (Primary-Long); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common).
Move 2 M1 step up on Code inspection
Electrical Inspector to Combination Building Inspector
- Next rung on 'Code inspection' (Skilled to Skilled).
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR).

Side by side

All Construction and Building Inspectors: Texas median $64,810, $58,630 less a year than all Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers ($123,440), every experience level.

Fire Protection Engineer: 69% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.5 times the share for Combination Building Inspector (20%).

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

$123,440-$58,630$64,810

Gates on the route: Electrical Inspector: experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET, most common); Combination Building Inspector: license depends on the work (Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

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

Over 40 h a week

69%-49 pts20%

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

2.0 / 5+0.82.7 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+2.02Outdoors, all weather: A 2.46, B 4.48
Very hot or cold+1.36Very hot or cold: A 2.04, B 3.4
High places+1.20High places: A 1.96, B 3.16
Hazardous equipment+1.11Hazardous equipment: A 1.77, B 2.88
Standing+1.04Standing: A 2.32, B 3.36

Degree

A Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 96%).

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 20% do).

License

A 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.

B Texas: inspecting plumbing needs a TSBPE Plumbing Inspector license (500 hours, exam). No state license found for building or electrical inspection at TDLR.

Experience

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

B Most common related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (O*NET: 32%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Speaking
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making

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