Job outlook for building code inspectors in the United States

Building code inspector job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected building code inspector job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.

• About -5,700 new jobs for building code inspectors are projected over the next decade.

• Building code inspector salaries have increased 7% for building code inspectors in the last 5 years.

• There are over 8,278 building code inspectors currently employed in the United States.

• There are 21,071 active building code inspector job openings in the US.

• The average building code inspector salary is $53,985.

Compare the number of building code inspector jobs and the average building code inspector salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of building code inspector job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where building code inspectors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.