Salary of a Building Inspection Technician
Nearly 45 percent of all building inspection technicians work for local governments in municipal or county building departments as of 2011, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while many others are self-employed. With a wide variety of training requirements that differ from state to state, as well as several industries which offer employment, salaries for building inspection technicians vary greatly.
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Salary
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The average salary of a building inspection technician in the United States was $54,320 as of May 2010, according to the bureau. The median income was $52,360, with salaries starting at less than $31,970 in the 10th percentile and exceeding $81,050 in the 90th percentile.
Industry
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Local governments offered a salary average of $54,730 a year for building inspection technicians as of 2010, while state governments offered an average of $49,050 and the federal executive branch offered an average of $65,780. The bureau found that those technicians working in the industry of architectural, engineering and related services earned an average of $52,770 a year, and those providing management, scientific and technical consulting services earned an average of $62,480. The highest wages for building inspection technicians were in the industry of electric power generation, transmission and distribution at an average of $69,580 a year.
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Location
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The state of Wyoming had the highest concentration of jobs for building inspection technicians at 1.26 employed per every thousand jobs, offering a salary average of $48,410 as of 2010. The bureau names the District of Columbia as the nation’s top paying state for building inspectors with a salary average of $81,610 a year. California ranked second with an average of $70,260, closely followed by Nevada at $70,120 a year.
Outlook
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Building inspection technicians should see a 17 percent increase in job opportunities between 2008 and 2018, a rate “faster than average” in comparison with all jobs in the U.S. Technicians with experience in construction industries or training in engineering, architecture or construction technology should have the best job prospects. Self-employed building inspectors are more likely to experience fluctuations in income during economic recessions, while those working for the government enjoy more job security.
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