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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing. | Use survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, and test equipment, such as concrete strength measurers, to perform inspections. | |||
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Inspect bridges, dams, highways, buildings, wiring, plumbing, electrical circuits, sewers, heating systems, and foundations during and after construction for structural quality, general safety and conformance to specifications and codes. | ||||
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Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs. | ||||
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Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, and construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. | ||||
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Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, and specifications. | ||||
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Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, and elevation of structures and fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes. | ||||
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Issue violation notices and stop-work orders, conferring with owners, violators, and authorities to explain regulations and recommend rectifications. | ||||
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Issue permits for construction, relocation, demolition and occupancy. | ||||
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Approve and sign plans that meet required specifications. | ||||
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Compute estimates of work completed or of needed renovations or upgrades, and approve payment for contractors. | ||||
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Monitor installation of plumbing, wiring, equipment, and appliances to ensure that installation is performed properly and is in compliance with applicable regulations. | ||||
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Examine lifting and conveying devices, such as elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, lifts and hoists, inclined railways, ski lifts, and amusement rides to ensure safety and proper functioning. | ||||
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Train, direct and supervise other construction inspectors. | ||||
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Evaluate premises for cleanliness, including proper garbage disposal and lack of vermin infestation. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Construction and Building Inspectors
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Arc Second PocketCAD | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Automated permit system software | Compliance software | |||
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Calendar and scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | |||
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Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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ESRI ArcView | Map creation software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Inspection Depot Home Guide System | Word processing software | |||
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Internet browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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Intuit QuickBooks software | Accounting software | |||
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Intuit Quicken software | Accounting software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Internet Explorer | Internet browser software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Mobile building inspection software | Data base reporting software | |||
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Municipal geographic management software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | |||
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New construction inspection form software | Word processing software | |||
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NorthWest Builders Network Plan Analyst | Compliance software | |||
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OptaSoft Commercial Building Inspector | Compliance software | |||
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Real estate and tax software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Residential home inspection form software | Word processing software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Trimble Digital Fieldbook | Map creation software | |||
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Vision Software | Procurement software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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10-key calculators | Calculators or accessories | |||
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Adjustable widemouth pliers | Adjustable widemouth pliers | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Air sampling devices | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Air sampling pumps | Air sampling pumps | |||
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Air velocity and temperature meters | Air velocity and temperature monitors | |||
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Airflow meters | Air velocity and temperature monitors | |||
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Arc receptacle testers | GFI circuit testers | |||
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Architects' scales | Scales | |||
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Asphalt thermometers | Surface thermometers | |||
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Automatic levels | Levels | |||
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Axes | Axes | |||
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Borescopes | Borescope inspection equipment | |||
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Carbon monoxide detectors | Single gas monitors | |||
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Chlorine meters | Single gas monitors | |||
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Circuit analyzers | Circuit tester | |||
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Clamp-on multimeters | Clamp On Multimeter | |||
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Combustible gas detectors | Gas detectors | |||
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Computerized data collectors | Portable data input terminals | |||
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Concrete strength measurers | Concrete or cement testing instruments | |||
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Concrete testers | Concrete or cement testing instruments | |||
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Conductivity meters | Conductivity meters | |||
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Continuity testers | Circuit tester | |||
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Cordless drills | Power drills | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Digital multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Dissolved oxygen meters | Dissolved oxygen meters | |||
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Distance measuring wheels | Measuring wheels for distance | |||
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Drafting tools | Drafting kits or sets | |||
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Electrical circuit testers | Circuit tester | |||
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Electronic distance measuring equipment | Distance meters | |||
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Electronic levels | Levels | |||
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Engineering scales | Scales | |||
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Force gauges | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Gas leak detection devices | Gas detectors | |||
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Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI testers | GFI circuit testers | |||
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Ground resistance testers | Calibrated resistance measuring equipment | |||
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Handheld thermometers | Handheld thermometer | |||
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Hydrometers | Hydrometers | |||
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Hygrometers | Hygrometers | |||
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Infrared thermometer lasers | Thermographs | |||
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Inspection mirrors | Magnifiers | |||
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Insulation testers | Insulation testers | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Laser fiches | Microfiche or microfilm viewer components or accessories | |||
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Laser measuring devices | Laser measuring systems | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Levels | Levels | |||
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Light meters | Lightmeters | |||
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Lock levels | Levels | |||
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Magnetic locators | Metal detectors | |||
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Manometers | Manometers | |||
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Map wheels | Measuring wheels for distance | |||
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Megohmeters | Megohmmeters | |||
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Microwave leakage detectors | Microwave leakage meters | |||
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Moisture meters | Moisture meters | |||
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Multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Non-contact infrared thermometers | Thermographs | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Optical levels | Levels | |||
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Optical scanners | Optical character recognition systems | |||
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Plumb bobs | Plumb bobs | |||
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Pocket personal computers PC | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Pounds per square inch PSI test gauges | Pressure or vacuum recorders | |||
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Power analyzer dataloggers | Power meters | |||
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Pressure gauges | Pressure or vacuum recorders | |||
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Probe rods | Electronic measuring probes | |||
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Programmable calculators | Calculators or accessories | |||
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Radon detection devices | Radon detectors | |||
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Refrigerant leak detectors | Liquid leak detectors | |||
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Refrigeration thermometers | Remote reading thermometers | |||
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Scanners | Scanners | |||
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Screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Shovels | Shovels | |||
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Spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Stud locators | Stud finders | |||
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Surface thermometers | Surface thermometers | |||
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Tablet computers | Tablet computers | |||
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Tape measures | Tape measures | |||
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Temperature/humidity testers | Temperature humidity testers | |||
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Theodolites | Theodolites | |||
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Torque meters | Force or torque sensors | |||
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Transit levels | Level sensors or transmitters | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Ultrasonic leak detectors | Liquid leak detectors | |||
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Ultrasonic thickness gauges | Thickness measuring devices | |||
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Vibration meters | Vibration testers | |||
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Video inspection cameras | Digital camcorders or video cameras | |||
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Volt-ammeters | Ammeters | |||
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Voltage testers | Voltage or current meters | |||
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Water pressure gauges | Pressure indicators | |||
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Water quality test kits | Water samplers | |||
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Wearable mobile inspection computers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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pH meters | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Amusement Ride Inspector | |||
Architectural Examiner | |||
Architectural Inspector | |||
Associate Architect | |||
Boiler Inspector | |||
Boilers Inspector | |||
Bridge Inspector | |||
Building Code Administrator | |||
Building Code Inspector | |||
Building Engineering Inspector | |||
Building Equipment Inspector | |||
Building Inspection Engineer | |||
Building Inspector | |||
Building Mechanical Engineer | |||
Building Official | |||
Building Structural Engineer | |||
Chief Inspector | |||
Civil Engineer | |||
Code Enforcement Administrator | |||
Code Inspector | |||
Combination Building Inspector | |||
Commercial Inspector | |||
Compliance Analyst | |||
Compliance Coordinator | |||
Compliance Manager | |||
Compliance Officer | |||
Construction Checker | |||
Construction Code Administrator | |||
Construction Inspector | |||
Construction Materials Testing Technician | |||
Construction Project Supervisor | |||
Construction Technician | |||
Dredging Inspector | |||
Electrical Inspection Services Supervisor | |||
Electrical Inspector | |||
Elevator Inspector | |||
Elevators Inspector | |||
Engineer | |||
Engineering Inspector | |||
Engineering Technician | |||
Field Technician | |||
Gas Inspector | |||
Grade Checker | |||
Heating Ventilation Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Inspector (HVACR Inspector) | |||
Heating and Refrigeration Inspector | |||
Highway Inspector | |||
Home Inspector | |||
Housing Inspector | |||
Infrastructure Technician | |||
Inspecting Engineer | |||
Inspections and Permits Director | |||
Inspector | |||
Line Inspector | |||
Natural Gas Inspector | |||
Paving Inspector | |||
Permit Specialist | |||
Pipeline Construction Inspector | |||
Plan Checker | |||
Plan Examiner | |||
Plumbing Inspector | |||
Pressure Vessel Inspector | |||
Public Works Inspector | |||
Real Estate Inspector | |||
Residential Building Inspector | |||
Road Inspector | |||
Safety Inspector | |||
Sidewalk Inspector | |||
Street Inspector | |||
Street Openings Inspector | |||
Weight Inspector | |||
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