Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Construction and Building Inspectors
Career B (or your target career)
Transportation Inspectors
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Comparison table
| Metric | Construction and Building Inspectors | Transportation Inspectors |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $74,690 | $92,100 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 146,720 | 24,500 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making | Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Writing, Active Listening |
| Related careers | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, Industrial Engineers | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, Occupational Health and Safety Specialists, Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
92%
11 of 12 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
8
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Speaking—
- Writing+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Active Listening—
- Time Management—
- Monitoring+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.3 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Systems Evaluation—
Only in Transportation Inspectors
- Coordination
Only in Construction and Building Inspectors
- Persuasion
- Active Learning
- Systems Analysis
- Quality Control Analysis
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Negotiation
- Instructing