Construction & building inspectors

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2019 Workforce

95.7k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

10.1%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$60,697

Average Male Salary

$61,370

Average Female Salary

$54,651

About

Construction & building inspectors are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction & building inspectors was $60,697 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Construction & building inspectors by wage are Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, Speechlanguage pathologists, and Statistical assistants.

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 Geauga & Lake (South) Counties PUMA, OH. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction & building inspectors are Geauga & Lake (South) Counties PUMA, OH.

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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 National security & international affairs. Construction & building inspectors are paid most in Huntington Beach City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Geauga & Lake (South) Counties PUMA, OH.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$60,697

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,333

In 2019, Construction & building inspectors earned an average of $60,697, $5,173 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Speechlanguage pathologists make somewhat more than Construction & building inspectors while Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators 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

0.321

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Construction & building inspectors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.321, 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, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Construction & building inspectors, by average wage, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, National security & international affairs, National security & international affairs, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Elementary & secondary schools, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Rail transportation, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, National security & international affairs, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Construction, Insurance carriers & related activities, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Architectural, engineering & related services, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Industries by Share

95.7k

2019 Workforce

± 7,594

11.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.3%

The number of people employed as Construction & building inspectors has been growing at a rate of 11.6%, from 85,759 people in 2018 to 95,738 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Construction & building inspectors employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction & building inspectors at 35.8%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 27.1% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 16.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Construction & building inspectors in the US. The average age of male Construction & building inspectors in the workforce is 49.3 and of female Construction & building inspectors is 46.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction & building inspectors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

86.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,204

9.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,406

90% of Construction & building inspectors are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Construction & building inspectors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Construction & building inspectors

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

72.3% of Construction & building inspectors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.67% of Construction & building inspectors, White (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 Gender

49.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.14

46.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.4

The median age of Construction & building inspectors is 49, and Male employees are generally 3.16 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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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Construction & building inspectors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Construction & building inspectors are expected to see a growth of 10.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

10.1%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Construction & building inspectors. This profession is expected to grow faster than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.