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Highest Paying Industries for Fire Inspectors

The top 34 highest paying industries for fire inspectors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $70,180, aerospace product and parts manufacturing is the highest paying industry for fire inspectors. It is followed by transportation equipment manufacturing industry (average annual salary $67,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of fire inspectors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 34 Highest Paying Industries for Fire Inspectors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$70,180	$48,080	n/a
2	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$67,800	$45,340	n/a
3	Manufacturing	$65,930	$40,350	240
4	Insurance Carriers	$63,770	$39,320	40
5	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$63,760	$37,750	40
6	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$63,430	$41,080	30
7	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$59,610	$40,800	n/a
8	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$57,380	$35,210	9,520
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,370	$35,200	9,500
10	Ship and Boat Building	$57,070	$27,100	30
11	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$56,260	$39,070	30
12	Educational Services - Privately owned	$56,260	$39,070	30
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$54,020	$31,270	11,690
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$54,020	$31,270	11,690
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$53,990	$31,300	11,790
16	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$52,980	$27,910	450
17	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$52,720	$33,930	60
18	Educational Services	$52,650	$35,800	130
19	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$51,770	$35,830	110
20	Building Equipment Contractors	$50,830	$28,270	80
21	Specialty Trade Contractors	$50,830	$28,270	80
22	Construction	$50,830	$28,270	80
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$50,120	$35,000	80
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$50,120	$35,000	80
25	Other Support Services	$43,460	$32,500	80
26	Finance and Insurance	$43,100	$32,020	190
27	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$42,330	$31,740	160
28	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,260	$25,460	2,270
29	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,760	$25,260	2,180
30	Health Care and Social Assistance	$38,510	$30,410	n/a
31	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$37,350	$31,340	n/a
32	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$36,880	$29,380	n/a
33	Ambulance Services	$36,710	$29,270	n/a
34	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$36,710	$29,270	n/a