Compare A Fire Inspector ↔ B Fire Protection Engineer
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1 move · +$41,050 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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Fire Inspector to Fire Protection Engineer +$41,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.72.
- 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, Science, Systems Analysis
Side by side
All Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers: Texas median $123,440, $41,050 more a year than all Fire Inspectors and Investigators ($82,390), every experience level.
Fire Protection Engineer: 69% work more than 40 hours a week, about 1.7 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: 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 +3.4% United States, 1,500 openings a year
B +11.9% Texas, 220 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 / 5-0.72.0 / 5
- Outdoors, all weather-1.87Outdoors, all weather: A 4.33, B 2.46
- Very hot or cold-1.39Very hot or cold: A 3.43, B 2.04
- Walking or running-1.11Walking or running: A 3.15, B 2.04
- Standing-0.93Standing: A 3.25, B 2.32
- Hazardous equipment-0.90Hazardous equipment: A 2.67, B 1.77
Degree
A Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 4% do).
B Most people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher (O*NET: 96%).
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 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 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).
B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 31%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Coordination
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
To build: 6
- Operations Analysis +1.87
- Science +1.74
- Systems Analysis +1.13
- Technology Design +1.12
- Complex Problem Solving +0.88
- Judgment and Decision Making +0.88
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