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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

33-2021 Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
13,710 3.0 % $31.12 $64,730 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $18.31 $23.11 $29.65 $37.59 $46.35
Annual Wage (2) $38,090 $48,060 $61,660 $78,180 $96,400


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,580 0.19 $31.87 $66,290
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,130 0.05 $29.64 $61,660
Other Support Services 310 0.09 $21.68 $45,090
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 130 0.00 $28.89 $60,090
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 100 0.01 (8) (8)

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,580 0.19 $31.87 $66,290
Other Support Services 310 0.09 $21.68 $45,090
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,130 0.05 $29.64 $61,660
Scientific Research and Development Services 40 0.01 $30.15 $62,720
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 100 0.01 (8) (8)

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 40 (7) $51.24 $106,580
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 10,580 0.19 $31.87 $66,290
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (8) (8) $31.78 $66,090
Scientific Research and Development Services 40 0.01 $30.15 $62,720
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,130 0.05 $29.64 $61,660


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 2,290 0.26 2.79 $28.95 $60,230
Texas 1,680 0.13 1.44 $31.99 $66,540
New Jersey 1,590 0.39 4.16 $26.44 $55,000
California 680 0.04 0.42 $51.57 $107,270
Illinois 640 0.11 1.13 $31.31 $65,130




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 1,590 0.39 4.16 $26.44 $55,000
Delaware 130 0.28 2.97 $26.91 $55,970
Florida 2,290 0.26 2.79 $28.95 $60,230
Connecticut 260 0.16 1.68 $36.48 $75,870
Rhode Island 70 0.14 1.47 $28.22 $58,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 680 0.04 0.42 $51.57 $107,270
Washington 110 0.03 0.35 $45.39 $94,410
Oregon 140 0.07 0.79 $44.75 $93,080
Nevada 130 0.10 1.02 $42.49 $88,380
District of Columbia 70 0.10 1.08 $38.57 $80,220





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,010 0.21 2.23 $28.52 $59,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,630 0.62 6.60 $29.24 $60,820
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 680 0.66 7.04 $35.86 $74,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 560 0.12 1.29 $30.99 $64,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 400 0.14 1.49 $27.63 $57,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 280 0.09 0.97 $34.48 $71,720
El Paso, TX 250 0.78 8.36 $23.23 $48,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 240 0.04 0.41 $60.96 $126,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 190 0.05 0.55 $32.79 $68,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 170 0.05 0.59 $33.42 $69,510




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
El Paso, TX 250 0.78 8.36 $23.23 $48,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 680 0.66 7.04 $35.86 $74,590
Trenton, NJ 150 0.62 6.67 $29.95 $62,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,630 0.62 6.60 $29.24 $60,820
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 30 0.27 2.86 $30.29 $63,010
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 40 0.23 2.49 $34.39 $71,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,010 0.21 2.23 $28.52 $59,330
Asheville, NC 40 0.19 2.06 $27.11 $56,380
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 70 0.17 1.80 $43.93 $91,380
Salt Lake City, UT 120 0.17 1.78 $31.36 $65,230




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 240 0.04 0.41 $60.96 $126,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 100 0.04 0.43 $57.40 $119,380
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 70 0.03 0.35 $48.54 $100,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 80 0.07 0.74 $44.95 $93,500
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 110 0.11 1.13 $44.16 $91,850
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 70 0.17 1.80 $43.93 $91,380
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 40 0.03 0.32 $42.48 $88,350
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 70 0.06 0.69 $42.08 $87,530
Oklahoma City, OK 50 0.07 0.77 $41.69 $86,710
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 50 0.03 0.33 $40.40 $84,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 7.13 $32.72 $68,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.27 2.89 $29.68 $61,730
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.95 $21.78 $45,300
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 40 0.15 1.63 (8) (8)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.15 1.61 $22.94 $47,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 7.13 $32.72 $68,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.27 2.89 $29.68 $61,730
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.95 $21.78 $45,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.15 1.61 $22.94 $47,710
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 40 0.15 1.63 (8) (8)

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 7.13 $32.72 $68,050
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.27 2.89 $29.68 $61,730
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.15 1.61 $22.94 $47,710
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.18 1.95 $21.78 $45,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $18.17 $37,800


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020