Fire Safety Inspector Training and Jobs
Training and Education
Workers often find employers are looking for work experience in a related occupation. Employees, in 27% of cases, have bachelor's degree or higher. After high school, 52% of fire safety inspectors pursued some additional career education. Workers, in 21% of cases, had only a high school education.
Area Job Conditions
Employees -of-a-feather seem to flock to McAllen (Texas), Atlantic City (New Jersey), and Cape Coral (Florida). They are less likely to be found around San Diego (California), San Jose (California), and Santa Ana (California).
Compensation of fire safety inspectors is best in San Jose (California), Oakland (California), and San Francisco (California), and much worse in Greensboro (North Carolina), McAllen (Texas), and Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania).
Part-Time and Self Employment
Fire safety inspectors employed part-time are 2% of the total.
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Fire Safety Inspectors by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)
In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.
Alabama
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | $66,000 | 70 | +107% |
Arizona
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | $60,000 | 130 | +6% |
| Tucson | $60,000 | 50 | +115% |
California
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | $44,000 | 50 | +1054% |
| Los Angeles | 200 | -29% | |
| Oakland | $98,000 | 50 | -28% |
| Oxnard | $71,000 | 40 | +98% |
| Redding | $51,000 | 30 | +715% |
| Riverside | $52,000 | 390 | +368% |
| Sacramento | $63,000 | 130 | +117% |
| Salinas | $54,000 | 60 | +467% |
| San Diego | $60,000 | 160 | +76% |
| San Jose | $75,000 | 90 | +45% |
| Santa Ana | $78,000 | 30 | -70% |
| Santa Rosa | $77,000 | 70 | +506% |
Colorado
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | $69,000 | 40 | -54% |
Connecticut
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | $45,000 | 70 | +140% |
| Hartford | $45,000 | 140 | +254% |
| New Haven | $57,000 | 50 | +171% |
Delaware
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | $44,000 | 50 | +126% |
District of Columbia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $63,000 | 140 | -17% |
Florida
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | $70,000 | 50 | +287% |
| Fort Lauderdale | $75,000 | 110 | +128% |
| Jacksonville | $44,000 | 30 | -28% |
| Naples | $67,000 | 40 | +453% |
| Orlando | $49,000 | 130 | +85% |
| Palm Bay | $49,000 | 40 | +203% |
| Tampa | $59,000 | 130 | +64% |
| West Palm Beach | $74,000 | 80 | +125% |
Georgia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $53,000 | 160 | 0% |
Illinois
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $62,000 | 190 | -27% |
Indiana
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | $53,000 | 110 | +78% |
Kansas
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka | $43,000 | 30 | +320% |
Kentucky
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 40 | -4% |
Louisiana
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | $48,000 | 80 | +120% |
Maryland
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | $59,000 | 70 | -23% |
Massachusetts
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | $67,000 | 230 | +90% |
| Springfield | $55,000 | 30 | +48% |
Michigan
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | $61,000 | 60 | -20% |
Minnesota
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | $68,000 | 100 | -19% |
Missouri
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City | 40 | +761% | |
| Kansas City | $55,000 | 60 | -15% |
| St Louis | $66,000 | 80 | -14% |
New Jersey
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City | $55,000 | 50 | +423% |
| Camden | $63,000 | 130 | +260% |
| Edison | $61,000 | 330 | +364% |
| Newark | $63,000 | 230 | +232% |
| Ocean City | 30 | +1130% | |
| Trenton | $62,000 | 60 | +292% |
New York
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | $57,000 | 70 | +126% |
| Buffalo | $55,000 | 30 | -21% |
| Nassau | $57,000 | 60 | -32% |
| New York | $60,000 | 710 | +96% |
| Rochester | $54,000 | 40 | +15% |
| Syracuse | 30 | +41% |
North Carolina
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | $51,000 | 120 | +102% |
| Raleigh | $51,000 | 40 | +12% |
Ohio
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | $54,000 | 50 | -29% |
| Cleveland | $58,000 | 100 | +41% |
| Columbus | $59,000 | 120 | +88% |
Oklahoma
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | $66,000 | 80 | +101% |
| Tulsa | $59,000 | 40 | +36% |
Oregon
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | $77,000 | 100 | +41% |
Pennsylvania
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | $45,000 | 40 | +69% |
| Philadelphia | $46,000 | 190 | +43% |
Rhode Island
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | $54,000 | 70 | +82% |
South Carolina
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | $40,000 | 40 | +105% |
| Columbia | $42,000 | 80 | +234% |
| Greenville | $45,000 | 40 | +96% |
Tennessee
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | $47,000 | 30 | +32% |
| Memphis | $52,000 | 70 | +64% |
| Nashville | $51,000 | 70 | +37% |
Texas
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | $63,000 | 70 | -52% |
| Fort Worth | $55,000 | 40 | -33% |
| Houston | $59,000 | 350 | +91% |
| Mcallen | $45,000 | 60 | +288% |
| San Antonio | $50,000 | 30 | -50% |
Utah
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | $48,000 | 40 | -5% |
Washington
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $80,000 | 90 | -8% |
Wisconsin
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | $47,000 | 60 | +4% |
