Compare A Safety Engineer ↔ B Electrical Inspector

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1 move · -$58,630 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Electrical Inspector: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

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Safety Engineer to Electrical Inspector -$58,630 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Construction and Building Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.87 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates checked: no degree, license or hours gate found (O*NET 31.0 and the licensing agencies checked for this job).

Side by side

All Construction and Building Inspectors: Texas median $64,810, $58,630 less a year than all Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors ($123,440), every experience level.

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 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 +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

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

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

2.4 / 5+0.32.7 / 5

Outdoors, all weather+1.26Outdoors, all weather: A 3.22, B 4.48
Standing+0.57Standing: A 2.79, B 3.36
Very hot or cold+0.56Very hot or cold: A 2.84, B 3.4
High places+0.56High places: A 2.6, B 3.16
Walking or running+0.52Walking or running: A 2.4, B 2.92

Degree

A Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

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 No Texas state license for electrical inspectors: TDLR's electrician license list and Code Enforcement registration do not cover it (read 2026-10-03). Employers may require their own credentials.

Experience

A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

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

To build: 0

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