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Highest Paying Industries for Fire Inspectors and Investigators

The top 34 highest paying industries for fire inspectors and investigators (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 and investigators. 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 and investigators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 34 Highest Paying Industries for Fire Inspectors and Investigators

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	$64,740	$43,280	210
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	$57,280	$35,240	8,970
9	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,270	$35,240	8,960
10	Ship and Boat Building	$57,070	$27,100	30
11	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$56,460	$38,970	30
12	Educational Services - Privately owned	$56,460	$38,970	30
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$56,390	$34,540	10,090
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$56,390	$34,540	10,090
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$56,340	$34,550	10,190
16	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$52,980	$27,910	450
17	Educational Services	$52,920	$35,800	120
18	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$52,720	$33,930	60
19	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$52,020	$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	$50,520	$35,020	70
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$50,520	$35,020	70
25	State government, including schools and hospitals	$49,050	$31,270	1,220
26	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$48,830	$31,230	1,130
27	Other Support Services	$43,460	$32,500	80
28	Finance and Insurance	$43,100	$32,020	190
29	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$42,330	$31,740	160
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