Compare A Safety Engineer ↔ B Fire Inspector
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1 move · -$41,050 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
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- Move 1, to Fire Inspector: 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).
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Safety Engineer to Fire Inspector -$41,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: 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).
Side by side
All Fire Inspectors and Investigators: Texas median $82,390, $41,050 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
Gates on the route: 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).
Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation
A +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year
B +3.4% United States, 1,500 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+1.11Outdoors, all weather: A 3.22, B 4.33
- Walking or running+0.75Walking or running: A 2.4, B 3.15
- Very hot or cold+0.59Very hot or cold: A 2.84, B 3.43
- Standing+0.46Standing: A 2.79, B 3.25
- Bending or twisting+0.45Bending or twisting: A 2, B 2.45
Degree
A Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 4% 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: 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).
Experience
A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.
B Most common related work experience: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (O*NET: 25%).
Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5
You likely have: 6
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Instructing
To build: 0
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