Building performance consultant vs home energy inspector

The differences between building performance consultants and home energy inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a building performance consultant and a home energy inspector. Additionally, a building performance consultant has an average salary of $78,800, which is higher than the $58,319 average annual salary of a home energy inspector.

The top three skills for a building performance consultant include energyplus, performance analysis and . The most important skills for a home energy inspector are energy efficiency, HVAC, and BPI.

Building performance consultant vs home energy inspector overview

	Building Performance Consultant	Home Energy Inspector
Yearly salary	$78,800	$58,319
Hourly rate	$37.88	$28.04
Growth rate	11%	-
Number of jobs	26,482	58,145
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Building performance consultant vs home energy inspector salary

Building performance consultants and home energy inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Performance Consultant	Home Energy Inspector
Average salary	$78,800	$58,319
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $107,000	Between $26,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between building performance consultant and home energy inspector education

There are a few differences between a building performance consultant and a home energy inspector in terms of educational background:

	Building Performance Consultant	Home Energy Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Human Development	Business
Most common college	Carnegie Mellon University	Stanford University

Building performance consultant vs home energy inspector demographics

Here are the differences between building performance consultants' and home energy inspectors' demographics:

	Building Performance Consultant	Home Energy Inspector
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between building performance consultant and home energy inspector duties and responsibilities

Building performance consultant example responsibilities.

Manage design and development of cloud-base billing application for streamlining payroll and invoicing, as well as offering real-time business analytics.
Manage design and development of cloud-base billing application for streamlining payroll and invoicing, as well as offering real-time business analytics.
Design retrofit, manage project and conduct pre-and post-utility analysis.

Home energy inspector example responsibilities.

Work through Salesforce on a daily basis to manage existing and potential customers.
Conduct full energy audits recommending possible solutions for energy retrofit.
Represent department as SME on all areas of operation to internal and external compliance teams.

Building performance consultant vs home energy inspector skills

Common building performance consultant skills

EnergyPlus, 76%
Performance Analysis, 24%

Common home energy inspector skills

Energy Efficiency, 65%
HVAC, 14%
BPI, 11%
Safety Rules, 10%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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