Employment for fire inspectors is expected to grow by 6 percent from 2023 to 2033, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), or faster than the average for all careers. The DOL predicts that there will be a continuing need for fire inspectors to “assess potential fire hazards in newly constructed residential, commercial, public, and other buildings …[as well as] to ensure that existing buildings meet updated federal, state, and local fire codes.”
Job opportunities for forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists are expected to grow much faster than the average for all careers during this time span as a result of the growing need to prevent increasingly destructive wildfires. In 2023, 56,580 wildfires destroyed 2,693,910 acres in the United States, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
- Airport Security Personnel
- Armored Truck Drivers
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Construction Inspectors
- Corrections Officers
- Crime Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Customs Officials
- Cybersecurity Architects
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Directors of Security
- Emergency Management Directors
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Services Dispatchers
- FBI Agents
- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Safety Directors
- Fire Safety Technicians
- Firefighters
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Forensic Experts
- Forest Fire Prevention Specialists
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Genetic Genealogists
- Intelligence Officers
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- Locksmiths
- Park Rangers
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- Police Officers
- Polygraph Examiners
- Private Investigators
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Security Systems Installers and Workers
- Wildland Firefighters