Compare A Safety Engineer ↔ B Fire Captain

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2 moves · -$41,730 a year, Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels

Gates on this route

Move 1, to Fire Inspector: Texas: TCFP Inspector certification is required for fire inspectors employed and appointed by a fire department (approved training and exam). State Fire Marshal licenses: not checked (unreachable).
Move 2, to Fire Captain: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).

Move 1 Transfer move to the side
Safety Engineer to Fire Inspector -$41,050 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- Skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.83 (one of the 3 most similar occupations, r >= 0.6).
- Gates: Texas: TCFP Inspector certification is required for fire inspectors employed and appointed by a fire department (approved training and exam). State Fire Marshal licenses: not checked (unreachable).
Move 2 Transfer move to the side
Fire Inspector to Fire Captain -$680 Texas medians of each whole occupation, all experience levels
- O*NET lists First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers as a related occupation (Primary-Short); skills and knowledge profile similarity r = 0.84.
- Gates: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).
- Skills to build: Management of Personnel Resources, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination

Side by side

All First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers: Texas median $81,710, $41,730 less a year than all Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors ($123,440), every experience level.

Occupation-wide pay all experience levels, not this level's pay; Texas median, base pay, $0 to $300k

$123,440-$41,730$81,710

Gates on the route: Fire Inspector: Texas: TCFP Inspector certification is required for fire inspectors employed and appointed by a fire department (approved training and exam). State Fire Marshal licenses: not checked (unreachable); Fire Captain: license depends on the work (Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it).

Outlook 2024 to 2034 whole occupation

A +11.9% Texas, 220 openings a year

B +9.6% Texas, 700 openings a year

Physical load our index from O*NET, 1 to 5; A B; largest differences first

2.4 / 5+0.52.8 / 5

Hazardous conditions+1.18Hazardous conditions: A 2.67, B 3.85
Protective gear+1.02Protective gear: A 2.39, B 3.41
Cramped space+1.00Cramped space: A 2.17, B 3.17
Hazardous equipment+1.00Hazardous equipment: A 2.87, B 3.87
Bending or twisting+0.82Bending or twisting: A 2, B 2.82

Degree

A Degree data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

B Most people in this job do not hold a bachelor's degree (O*NET: 2% do).

License

A Texas PE license (TBPELS) is required for the practice of engineering as defined in Occ. Code 1001.003; whether this job needs it depends on the work.

B Texas: paid, appointed firefighters need TCFP Structure Fire Suppression certification; the Fire Officer certificate for captains is optional under state law, though departments may require it.

Experience

A Experience data UNAVAILABLE in O*NET.

B Most common related work experience: none (O*NET: 27%).

Skills O*NET importance, 1 to 5

You likely have: 6

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Complex Problem Solving
Instructing

To build: 4

Management of Personnel Resources +1.26
Coordination +0.62
Social Perceptiveness +0.50
Time Management +0.50

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