Construction and Building Inspectors

in California

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. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Active Listening	87	62
Critical Thinking	87	59
Identification of Key Causes	90	55
Information Gathering	87	52
Information Organization	77	48
Judgment and Decision Making	93	55
Management of Financial Resources	80	50
Mathematics	83	57
Problem Identification	97	62
Product Inspection	100	67
Reading Comprehension	83	59
Speaking	87	64
Systems Evaluation	83	52
Testing	87	57
Writing	90	59

Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	11,400	12,000	600	5.3	15,090

Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$46.54	$32.43	$46.49	$55.16

Education

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Workers must have a Work experience in a related occupation to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Construction and Building Inspectors

Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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