Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
104,090	1.3 %	$30.36	$63,150	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.04	$22.08	$28.70	$37.21	$46.79
Annual Wage (2)	$35,440	$45,920	$59,700	$77,400	$97,310

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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)	43,030	0.79	$29.85	$62,080
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	31,790	2.19	$30.70	$63,860
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	5,330	0.24	$27.97	$58,180
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	2,560	0.35	$34.21	$71,160
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,380	0.17	$30.02	$62,450

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	31,790	2.19	$30.70	$63,860
Natural Gas Distribution	980	0.90	$38.93	$80,960
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	43,030	0.79	$29.85	$62,080
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	2,560	0.35	$34.21	$71,160
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	390	0.33	$40.50	$84,250

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	710	0.18	$43.19	$89,830
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	390	0.33	$40.50	$84,250
Land Subdivision	(8)	(8)	$39.68	$82,530
Natural Gas Distribution	980	0.90	$38.93	$80,960
Rail Transportation	240	0.10	$37.96	$78,960

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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	10,430	0.86	1.20	$28.78	$59,870
California	10,180	0.60	0.83	$43.12	$89,680
New York	8,340	0.89	1.24	$31.81	$66,160
Florida	7,090	0.82	1.15	$28.29	$58,840
Pennsylvania	5,470	0.94	1.30	$27.60	$57,400

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	2,220	1.39	1.94	$26.25	$54,590
Hawaii	780	1.21	1.68	$31.30	$65,100
New Jersey	4,600	1.14	1.58	$31.21	$64,920
Virginia	4,340	1.13	1.57	$28.93	$60,170
Delaware	490	1.09	1.52	$29.07	$60,460

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	10,180	0.60	0.83	$43.12	$89,680
North Dakota	250	0.59	0.82	$40.89	$85,040
Alaska	230	0.72	1.00	$40.04	$83,270
District of Columbia	290	0.40	0.56	$38.71	$80,530
Washington	2,870	0.88	1.22	$36.81	$76,570

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	8,510	0.90	1.25	$32.62	$67,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,480	1.17	1.62	$32.44	$67,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,390	0.55	0.77	$43.81	$91,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,250	1.04	1.44	$32.78	$68,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,110	0.87	1.21	$28.30	$58,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,710	0.95	1.32	$30.42	$63,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,280	0.88	1.22	$32.61	$67,830
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,940	0.42	0.58	$31.98	$66,520
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,750	0.88	1.23	$39.08	$81,290
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,750	0.63	0.88	$33.08	$68,810