Occupation Atlasbuilding inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f0e479d9-7afd-40b1-b60f-b68c400c15fb
building inspector
Building inspectors perform inspections of buildings to determine compliance with specifications for various focuses of assessment. They observe and determine the suitability of construction, quality and resistance, and general compliance with regulations.
Compare with another occupationCompare with civil engineering technician
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.75
- I Investigative5.37
- C Conventional5.27
- A Artistic2.88
- E Enterprising2.00
- S Social1.55
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians (17-3022.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- architecture regulations
- building codes
- check construction compliance
- civil engineering
- communicate problems to senior colleagues
- construction legal systems
- construction methods
- energy conservation
- engineering principles
- green building practices
- inspect building systems
- liaise with local authorities
- manage health and safety standards
- quality assurance procedures
- read standard blueprints
- urban planning law
- use safety equipment in construction
- write inspection reports
Optional (18)
- advise architects
- building materials industry
- conduct fire safety inspections
- conduct land surveys
- create solutions to problems
- electricity
- energy performance of buildings
- fire safety regulations
- inform on workplace safety standards
- issue permits
- manage construction archive
- monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects
- negotiate with stakeholders
- perform field research
- review construction projects
- surveying
- surveying methods
- topography
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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