Fire Safety Inspector Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are an estimated 14,000 fire safety inspectors nationally. Most recently, workers have experienced a very low level of joblessness. An estimated 1% of employees did not have employment in 2008.

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).

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. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work 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.

Arizona

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Phoenix	$74,000	70	-45%

California

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Oakland	$90,000	50	-29%
Riverside	$61,000	90	+3%
Sacramento	$75,000	80	+32%
San Diego	$66,000	50	-45%
San Francisco	$99,000	40	-41%
San Jose	$114,000	30	-52%
Santa Ana	$66,000	40	-62%

Colorado

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Denver	$64,000	150	+75%

Connecticut

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Bridgeport	$55,000	80	+171%
Hartford	$53,000	90	+129%
New Haven	$60,000	30	+61%

Delaware

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Wilmington	$46,000	50	+127%

District of Columbia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Washington	$65,000	160	+1%

Florida

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Cape Coral	$62,000	60	+334%
Fort Lauderdale	$69,000	90	+80%
Orlando	$45,000	100	+40%
Palm Bay	$47,000	30	+133%
Tampa	$50,000	80	-4%
West Palm Beach	$70,000	60	+65%

Georgia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Atlanta	$49,000	250	+54%

Illinois

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Chicago	$61,000	280	+7%

Indiana

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Indianapolis	$53,000	70	+15%

Kentucky

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Louisville	$48,000	100	+139%

Louisiana

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
New Orleans	$47,000	50	+45%

Massachusetts

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boston	$61,000	160	+36%
Worcester	$57,000	40	+143%

Michigan

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Detroit	$65,000	80	+66%
Warren	$64,000	140	+77%

Minnesota

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Minneapolis	$62,000	120	-2%

Missouri

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Kansas City	$55,000	80	+14%
St Louis	$63,000	170	+84%

Nevada

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Las Vegas	$74,000	110	+74%

New Jersey

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Atlantic City	$53,000	50	+422%
Camden	$58,000	140	+289%
Edison	$54,000	230	+226%
Newark	$53,000	260	+278%
Trenton	$53,000	30	+112%

New Mexico

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Albuquerque	$50,000	30	+14%

New York

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Albany	$50,000	80	+170%
Buffalo	$49,000	30	-18%
Nassau	$54,000	60	-30%
New York	$56,000	740	+111%
Rochester	$51,000	50	+47%
Syracuse	$44,000	30	+45%

North Carolina

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Asheville	$45,000	30	+157%
Charlotte	$48,000	160	+164%
Durham	$52,000	30	+65%
Greensboro	$42,000	30	+20%
Raleigh	$49,000	50	+44%

Ohio

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Akron	$46,000	40	+77%
Cincinnati	$52,000	70	-1%
Cleveland	$67,000	80	+10%
Columbus	$54,000	90	+41%

Oklahoma

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Oklahoma City	$66,000	60	+56%
Tulsa	$71,000	60	+103%

Oregon

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Portland	$73,000	90	+27%

Pennsylvania

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Philadelphia	$47,000	110	-15%
Pittsburgh	$33,000	90	+16%

Rhode Island

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Providence	$58,000	80	+108%

Tennessee

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Knoxville	$45,000	40	+78%
Memphis	$53,000	40	-5%
Nashville	$49,000	70	+34%

Texas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Dallas	$65,000	220	+53%
Fort Worth	$55,000	40	-32%
Houston	$51,000	680	+284%
Mcallen	$40,000	90	+523%
San Antonio	$45,000	50	-13%

Washington

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Seattle	$78,000	130	+32%

Wisconsin

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Milwaukee	$49,000	140	+142%

Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this fire safety inspector schools and jobs info.

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