Compare Construction and Building Inspectors & Environmental Compliance Inspectors District Of Columbia

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Construction and Building Inspectors $87,900
Environmental Compliance Inspectors $95,800

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Quality Control Analysis
Testing how well a product or service works.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors
Very Low
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors
Very Low
Chemistry Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium

Chemistry
Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors
Low
Monitoring Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors
Very Low
Science Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Writing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors
Low
Writing Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Medium

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction and Building Inspectors

97 related certifications

Certification for Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors

11 related certifications

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