Compare A Fire Captain ↔ B Environmental Inspector
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2 moves · -$6,340 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).
- Move 2, to Environmental Inspector: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Fire Captain to Electrical Inspector -$16,900 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 = 0.73 (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).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Electrical Inspector to Environmental Inspector +$10,560 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Environmental Compliance Inspectors as a related occupation (Supplemental); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.81 (O*NET related occupation beyond the 6 drawn laterals).
- Gates: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Side by side
All Environmental Compliance Inspectors: Texas median $75,370, $6,340 less a year than all First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers ($81,710), every experience level.
Fire Captain: 96% work more than 40 hours a week, about 3.9 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: Environmental Inspector: bachelor's degree (O*NET: most in Environmental Inspector hold one).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +9.6% Texas, 700 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
2.8 / 5-0.72.1 / 5
- Protective gear-1.88Protective gear: A 3.41, B 1.53
- Hazardous conditions-1.75Hazardous conditions: A 3.85, B 2.1
- Hazardous equipment-1.47Hazardous equipment: A 3.87, B 2.4
- Cramped space-1.42Cramped space: A 3.17, B 1.75
- Bending or twisting-1.12Bending or twisting: A 2.82, B 1.7
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 75%).
License
A 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.
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: none (O*NET: 27%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 25%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
To build: 5
- Science +1.12
- Quality Control Analysis +0.87
- Writing +0.63
- Active Learning +0.50
- Mathematics +0.50
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