Construction & building inspectors

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2020 Workforce

92.4k

Average Age

48.5

Estimated Job Growth

3.15%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$61,079

Average Male Salary

$62,270

Average Female Salary

$51,597

About

Construction & building inspectors are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction & building inspectors was $61,079 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Construction & building inspectors by wage are Tool & die makers, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, and Lodging managers.

Construction & building inspectors are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Construction & building inspectors are Hemet City & East Hemet PUMA, CA, Brentwood & Oakley Cities PUMA, CA, and Miramar (West) & Pembroke Pines (Southwest) Cities PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction & building inspectors are Hemet City & East Hemet PUMA, CA, Brentwood & Oakley Cities PUMA, CA, and Northeast Louisiana PUMA, LA.

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Construction & Extraction Occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Construction & building inspectors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Construction & building inspectors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Construction & building inspectors, by average wage, is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. Construction & building inspectors are paid most in Troy City PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Hemet City & East Hemet PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$61,079

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,097

In 2020, Construction & building inspectors earned an average of $61,079, $5,125 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Tool & die makers make somewhat more than Construction & building inspectors while Lodging managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Construction & building inspectors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.31

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Construction & building inspectors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.31, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Construction & building 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 Construction & building inspectors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Construction & building inspectors

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Construction & building inspectors, by number of employees, are Construction, Architectural, engineering & related services, Administration of economic programs & space research, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, National security & international affairs, and Management, scientific & technical consulting services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Construction & building inspectors, by average wage, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Business, professional, political, & similar organizations.

Industries by Share

92.4k

2020 Workforce

± 7,459

5.46%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11%

The number of people employed as Construction & building inspectors has been growing at a rate of 5.46%, from 87,589 people in 2019 to 92,369 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Construction & building inspectors employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction & building inspectors at 33.1%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 25.8% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 16.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Construction & building inspectors in the US. The average age of male Construction & building inspectors in the workforce is 48.7 and of female Construction & building inspectors is 46.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction & building inspectors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

82.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,031

10.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,492

88.8% of Construction & building inspectors are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Construction & building inspectors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Construction & building inspectors

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

72.6% of Construction & building inspectors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.28% of Construction & building inspectors, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Construction & building inspectors.

Age by Sex

48.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.17

46.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.27

The median age of Construction & building inspectors is 48.5, and Male employees are generally 2.5 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Construction & building inspectors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Construction & building inspectors is Engineering but a relatively high number of Construction & building inspectors hold a major in Construction.

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 Construction & building inspectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction & building inspectors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction & building inspectors need more than the average amount of Quality Control Analysis, Science, and Troubleshooting.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Construction and Building Inspectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Construction and Building Inspectors are expected to see a growth of 3.15% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Construction and Building Inspectors.

3.15%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Construction and Building Inspectors. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.