Vocational Programs for Fire Inspectors and Investigators Career

The role of Fire Inspectors and Investigators is to inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $82,510 and $40 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Fire Inspectors and Investigators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 14,200 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Fire Inspectors and Investigators is $3,136. The average length of the programs is 461 hours and the average completion time is 5.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Fire Inspectors and Investigators Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Fire Inspectors and Investigators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Fire Inspectors and Investigators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	119	$33,275	-	-	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	263	$3,136	$661	461 Hours	5.00 Months
Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention	4	$30,242	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Fire Inspectors and Investigators Career

The following 17 occupations are related to Fire Inspectors and Investigators.

Related Occupations toFire Inspectors and Investigators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Emergency Management Directors	11,910	$93,690	$45
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	122K	$85,570	$41
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	27,270	$64,250	$31
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Firefighters	315K	$60,390	$29
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25
Construction and Building Inspectors	134K	$72,880	$35
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	83,540	$57,400	$28
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40

Schools offering vocational programs for Fire Inspectors and Investigators

The following 335 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Fire Inspectors and Investigators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.