Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Construction and Building Inspectors

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Construction and Building Inspectors positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $46,259 versus $79,679 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -41.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 46.2% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
High School$88,712323.1%
Bachelor's$79,679646.2%
None$76,255215.4%
Associate's$69,49317.7%
Master's$46,25917.7%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Distinct Engineering Solutions Inc N/A N/A N/A $54,000
MUNICIPAL TESTING LABORATORY N/A N/A N/A $37,440
AECOM Technical Services Inc N/A N/A N/A $71,365
EMC2, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $39,900
Elite Consulting of SWFL N/A N/A N/A $52,156
MUNICIPAL TESTING LAB., INC. N/A N/A N/A N/A
AXIS CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING, INC. N/A N/A N/A $77,938
Quinn Consulting Services, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $54,080
LANCOR CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. N/A N/A N/A $51,800
PATE TARABORELLI PARTNERS, LP N/A N/A N/A N/A
JOADEM Corporation N/A N/A N/A $58,240
The Capital Projects Group N/A N/A N/A N/A
KCI Technologies Inc. N/A N/A N/A $56,038
Twin Peaks Inc N/A N/A N/A $51,459
Materials Testing & Inspection, Inc. None 0% 0% $32,510
Prima Strategic Group Inc. N/A N/A N/A N/A
EASE PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. N/A N/A N/A N/A
Technical Inspection Agency USA Bachelor's 100% 0% $82,000
Allana Buick Bers None 0% 0% $120,000
Modern Construction, Inc. N/A N/A N/A N/A