Compare A Electrical Inspector ↔ B Fire Protection Engineer

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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 Fire Protection Engineer: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Fire Protection Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (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).

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Electrical Inspector to Fire Protection Engineer +$58,630 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.86.
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Fire Protection Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (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).
- Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Technology Design, Science

Side by side

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

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

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

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

Gates on the route: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Fire Protection Engineer hold one), license depends on the work (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).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

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

B +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

Over 40 h a week

20%+49 pts69%

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

2.7 / 5-0.82.0 / 5

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

Degree

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

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

License

A 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.

B 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.

Experience

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

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

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Time Management
Coordination
Instructing

To build: 6

Operations Analysis +1.75
Technology Design +1.25
Science +1.12
Systems Analysis +0.88
Active Learning +0.76
Writing +0.76

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