Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.
- O*NET-SOC code
13-1041.04 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
BLS doesn't publish wages for Government Property Inspectors and Investigators separately. These are the figures for Compliance Officers (13-1041), its parent occupation.
Median annual wage, U.S.$80,730
Employment, U.S.417,070
Median hourly wage$38.81
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $48,220 | $61,280 | $80,730 | $109,010 | $133,720 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,770 | $72,990 | 0.67 |
| Alaska | 920 | $76,430 | 1.05 |
| Arizona | 12,430 | $74,920 | 1.43 |
| Arkansas | 3,120 | $64,680 | 0.89 |
| California | 49,880 | $96,980 | 1.02 |
| Colorado | 7,740 | $82,450 | 1.00 |
| Connecticut | 3,610 | $91,810 | 0.79 |
| Delaware | 2,150 | $91,050 | 1.65 |
| District of Columbia | 4,380 | $111,030 | 2.33 |
| Florida | 29,680 | $74,920 | 1.11 |
| Georgia | 14,390 | $70,200 | 1.10 |
| Hawaii | 1,270 | $82,590 | 0.75 |
| Idaho | 1,660 | $75,450 | 0.72 |
| Illinois | 10,650 | $80,550 | 0.65 |
| Indiana | 5,120 | $78,770 | 0.60 |
| Iowa | 3,660 | $75,620 | 0.88 |
| Kansas | 3,560 | $69,740 | 0.92 |
| Kentucky | 4,360 | $69,240 | 0.81 |
| Louisiana | 3,970 | $70,290 | 0.77 |
| Maine | 1,790 | $83,740 | 1.04 |
| Maryland | 10,100 | $84,720 | 1.36 |
| Massachusetts | 13,190 | $102,060 | 1.35 |
| Michigan | 9,720 | $77,390 | 0.82 |
| Minnesota | 6,140 | $85,920 | 0.78 |
| Mississippi | 1,720 | $67,450 | 0.55 |
| Missouri | 7,000 | $67,270 | 0.89 |
| Montana | 1,480 | $66,660 | 1.08 |
| Nebraska | 3,470 | $73,920 | 1.26 |
| Nevada | 4,400 | $78,290 | 1.06 |
| New Hampshire | 1,730 | $82,800 | 0.95 |
| New Jersey | 13,310 | $100,000 | 1.16 |
| New Mexico | 2,400 | $67,990 | 1.03 |
| New York | 23,500 | $90,080 | 0.90 |
| North Carolina | 11,320 | $78,500 | 0.85 |
| North Dakota | 990 | $79,440 | 0.86 |
| Ohio | 11,240 | $75,030 | 0.76 |
| Oklahoma | 4,230 | $63,000 | 0.92 |
| Oregon | 5,360 | $82,990 | 1.02 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,810 | $85,580 | 1.22 |
| Rhode Island | 970 | $87,620 | 0.72 |
| South Carolina | 4,760 | $75,460 | 0.77 |
| South Dakota | 1,130 | $72,630 | 0.92 |
| Tennessee | 7,990 | $63,960 | 0.91 |
| Texas | 42,900 | $75,370 | 1.14 |
| Utah | 3,760 | $67,370 | 0.81 |
| Vermont | 1,960 | $90,420 | 2.40 |
| Virginia | 15,190 | $80,380 | 1.38 |
| Washington | 11,130 | $88,790 | 1.17 |
| West Virginia | 1,720 | $64,270 | 0.91 |
| Wisconsin | 5,710 | $78,800 | 0.72 |
| Wyoming | 580 | $79,890 | 0.77 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction and Building Inspectors | 3 | 0.973 |
| 2 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 4 | 0.963 |
| 3 | Fire Inspectors and Investigators | 3 | 0.961 |
| 4 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | 4 | 0.959 |
| 5 | Energy Auditors | 3 | 0.958 |
| 6 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 4 | 0.958 |
| 7 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 3 | 0.958 |
| 8 | Facilities Managers | 3 | 0.957 |
| 9 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 4 | 0.957 |
| 10 | Traffic Technicians | 3 | 0.956 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Science Technicians | Science | 2.25 | 0.943 |
| Wind Energy Operations Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 1.12 | 0.940 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | Management of Personnel Resources | 0.87 | 0.938 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Learning Strategies | 0.88 | 0.937 |
| Solar Energy Installation Managers | Management of Personnel Resources | 1.00 | 0.935 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | Management of Personnel Resources | 1.00 | 0.935 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Government Property Inspectors and Investigators, excluding software Government Property Inspectors and Investigators already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SharePoint | 9 of 20 | 2.5x |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | 5 of 20 | 3.8x |
| Microsoft Project | 8 of 20 | 1.8x |
| ESRI ArcView | 3 of 20 | 3.5x |
| Linux | 5 of 20 | 1.9x |
| Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | 3 of 20 | 2.8x |
| Salesforce software | 4 of 20 | 2.1x |
| Graphics software | 3 of 20 | 2.7x |
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | 3 of 20 | 2.4x |
| Geographic information system GIS systems | 3 of 20 | 2.3x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.38 | 4.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.12 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 4.42 | 3.92 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.33 | 5.73 |
| Public Safety and Security | 4.25 | 4.57 |
| Building and Construction | 3.99 | 4.34 |
| Law and Government | 3.79 | 3.73 |
| Administrative | 3.66 | 4.84 |
| Engineering and Technology | 3.50 | 4.21 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.49 | 4.46 |
| Design | 3.41 | 3.95 |
| Education and Training | 3.23 | 4.16 |
| Mathematics | 3.10 | 3.21 |
| Mechanical | 3.09 | 3.40 |
| Administration and Management | 2.93 | 2.88 |
| Chemistry | 2.84 | 3.04 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.83 | 3.00 |
| Geography | 2.69 | 2.18 |
| Psychology | 2.61 | 2.99 |
| Foreign Language | 2.59 | 2.70 |
| Biology | 2.54 | 2.80 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.52 | 2.47 |
| Communications and Media | 2.51 | 2.79 |
| Physics | 2.51 | 2.73 |
| Transportation | 2.44 | 2.40 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2.16 | 1.98 |
| Production and Processing | 2.00 | 2.03 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.96 | 2.30 |
| Telecommunications | 1.91 | 1.10 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.56 | 1.08 |
| History and Archeology | 1.52 | 1.14 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.43 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.36 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.35 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.27 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Information Ordering | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 4.50 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Far Vision | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Selective Attention | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Visualization | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Memorization | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Time Sharing | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Number Facility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Originality | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Depth Perception | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Control Precision | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Response Orientation | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Static Strength | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Reaction Time | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Stamina | 2.12 | 1.38 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Peripheral Vision | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Rate Control | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Night Vision | 1.88 | 1.50 |
| Sound Localization | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Apple iOS in demand
- Google Workspace software in demand
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft Word in demand
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Adobe Creative Cloud software hot
- Adobe Illustrator hot
- Adobe InDesign hot
- Adobe Photoshop hot
- Autodesk AutoCAD hot
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D hot
- Bentley MicroStation hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- SAP software hot
- BrioQuery
- Coeus
- Database software
- Deltek Costpoint
- Email software
- Esri ArcGIS
- Inventory control system software
- Microsoft NetMeeting
- Peninsula Software Quicktrack Pro
- Plant Clearance Automated Reutilization Screening System PCARSS
- Radio frequency identification RFID software
- Records management software
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- Shipping software
- Unique Identification UID system databases
- Wide Area Workflow WAWF system
Where it concentrates
BLS doesn't publish wages for Government Property Inspectors and Investigators separately. These are the figures for Compliance Officers (13-1041), its parent occupation.
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pass, TX | 370 | 7.32 | $88,100 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 670 | 5.36 | $106,330 |
| Laredo, TX | 1,440 | 4.90 | $98,180 |
| El Centro, CA | 840 | 4.81 | $106,750 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1,440 | 4.48 | $93,430 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1,700 | 3.41 | $49,100 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 310 | 3.36 | $90,290 |
| Yuma, AZ | 590 | 3.17 | $64,820 |
| Helena, MT | 370 | 3.10 | $63,740 |
| Aguadilla, PR | 400 | 3.03 | $36,400 |