Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors

Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

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)
110,420	1.4 %	$30.96	$64,390	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.52	$22.65	$29.19	$37.78	$47.51
Annual Wage (2)	$36,440	$47,110	$60,710	$78,570	$98,820

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)	43,290	0.78	$30.57	$63,590
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	35,750	2.39	$30.74	$63,940
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	5,460	0.25	$28.85	$60,000
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	3,590	0.48	$33.85	$70,400
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,420	0.16	$28.72	$59,740

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	35,750	2.39	$30.74	$63,940
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	43,290	0.78	$30.57	$63,590
Natural Gas Distribution	770	0.71	$40.42	$84,070
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	3,590	0.48	$33.85	$70,400
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	550	0.45	$42.90	$89,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	550	0.45	$42.90	$89,230
Insurance Carriers	120	0.01	$42.09	$87,550
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	1,010	0.26	$41.47	$86,250
Natural Gas Distribution	770	0.71	$40.42	$84,070
Rail Transportation	240	0.10	$38.87	$80,860

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)
Texas	11,210	0.90	1.20	$30.07	$62,540
California	10,320	0.59	0.79	$42.72	$88,860
Florida	8,740	0.99	1.32	$27.79	$57,790
New York	8,330	0.88	1.16	$32.84	$68,310
Pennsylvania	6,360	1.08	1.43	$28.50	$59,270

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)
Oklahoma	2,250	1.39	1.85	$30.64	$63,730
Delaware	600	1.33	1.76	$29.08	$60,490
Colorado	3,260	1.22	1.62	$33.05	$68,750
Virginia	4,220	1.09	1.45	$28.90	$60,110
New Jersey	4,450	1.09	1.45	$32.77	$68,160

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	10,320	0.59	0.79	$42.72	$88,860
District of Columbia	350	0.48	0.64	$40.55	$84,350
Alaska	260	0.81	1.08	$40.40	$84,040
Nevada	850	0.61	0.81	$36.82	$76,580
Washington	2,850	0.86	1.14	$36.66	$76,260

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	8,120	0.84	1.12	$34.36	$71,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,060	1.33	1.77	$33.50	$69,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,430	0.94	1.25	$28.94	$60,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,280	1.03	1.37	$33.04	$68,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,270	0.52	0.70	$44.34	$92,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,270	1.14	1.51	$30.36	$63,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,650	1.00	1.34	$29.77	$61,930
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1,960	1.30	1.72	$34.14	$71,010
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,870	0.67	0.89	$35.62	$74,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,840	0.39	0.52	$35.34	$73,500