Fire inspectors

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2020 Workforce

24.1k

Average Age

45.9

Average Salary

$66,609

Average Male Salary

$68,093

Average Female Salary

$57,031

About

Fire inspectors are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for Fire inspectors was $66,609 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Fire inspectors by wage are News analysts, reporters, and journalists, Training & development specialists, and Social & community service managers.

Fire inspectors are part of the Protective service occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of correctional officers, Firstline supervisors of police & detectives, Firstline supervisors of fire fighting & prevention workers, Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers, Firefighters, and 13 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Fire inspectors are Islip Town (South) PUMA, NY, Cape Coral City PUMA, FL, and Aroostook & Washington Counties PUMA, ME. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Fire inspectors are Islip Town (South) PUMA, NY, Aroostook & Washington Counties PUMA, ME, and Cape Coral City PUMA, FL.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Fire inspectors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Fire inspectors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Fire inspectors, by average wage, is Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities. Fire inspectors are paid most in Islip Town (South) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Islip Town (South) PUMA, NY.

Yearly Wage

$66,609

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,982

In 2020, Fire inspectors earned an average of $66,609, $10,655 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Social & community service managers make somewhat more than Fire inspectors while News analysts, reporters, and journalists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Fire inspectors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.289

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Fire inspectors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.289, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Fire inspectors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Fire inspectors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Fire inspectors

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Fire inspectors.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Fire inspectors, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , Investigation & security services, Forestry except logging, Architectural, engineering & related services, Construction, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Fire inspectors, by average wage, are Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities, Executive offices & legislative bodies, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Industries by Share

24.1k

2020 Workforce

± 3,811

9.25%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.9%

The number of people employed as Fire inspectors has been growing at a rate of 9.25%, from 22,054 people in 2019 to 24,094 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Fire inspectors employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Fire inspectors at 39.9%, followed by Investigation & security services with 12.2% and Forestry except logging with 6.71%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Fire inspectors in the US. The average age of male Fire inspectors in the workforce is 46.3 and of female Fire inspectors is 43.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Fire inspectors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

20.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,546

3.23k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,396

86.6% of Fire inspectors are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Fire inspectors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Fire inspectors

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

76.9% of Fire inspectors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.82% of Fire inspectors, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Fire inspectors.

Age by Sex

46.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.04

43.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.75

The median age of Fire inspectors is 45.9, and Male employees are generally 2.5 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Fire inspectors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Fire inspectors is Protective Services but a relatively high number of Fire inspectors hold a major in Protective Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Fire inspectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fire inspectors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fire inspectors need more than the average amount of Science, Troubleshooting, and Quality Control Analysis.