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Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.
What a fire inspectors and investigator does
Become a fire inspectors and investigator
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good fire inspectors and investigator
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $55 per hour with a typical salary of $117,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $42 and $71 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $46,500 and $143,300 per year.
- 67% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $50 per hour with a typical salary of $46,000 per year.
- 21.3% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Fire Inspectors And Investigator job outlook
- There are 250 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 20 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 15% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.