DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

33-2021 Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1006$36.59/hr$0.83/hr$26.30/hr$31.65/hr$36.48/hr$41.60/hr$48.87/hr
Minnesota 1207$36.42/hr$0.76/hr$26.64/hr$31.46/hr$36.34/hr$41.17/hr$48.30/hr
U S 13,710411$31.68/hr$0.41/hr$18.64/hr$23.52/hr$30.18/hr$38.26/hr$47.18/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Fire Inspectors and Investigators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration100$36.48/hr
Other Regional Data For Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 100 $36.48/hr N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation4,960$37.06/hr6.1%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators960$39.41/hr4.3%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors330$44.62/hr8.1%
Transportation Inspectors290$54.61/hr2.7%
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsN/A$81.00/hr5.4%
Transit and Railroad PoliceN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Fire Inspectors and Investigators