Health and Regulatory Inspectors
Overview
Introduction
Health and regulatory inspectors are employed by federal, state, or local governments to enforce those laws that protect public health and safety, as well as certain regulatory laws that govern, for example, labor standards, immigration, banking, and transportation. Approximately 584,630 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers are employed in the United States.
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Earnings
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earned median wages of $45,850 in May 2018. Earnings ranged from $31,950 to $72,210, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational health and safety specialists had median earnings of $81,140, and salaries ranged from less than $49,550 to more than $128,040.
Health and regulatory inspectors for state and local governments gen...
Work Environment
Most health and regulatory inspectors should expect to travel a considerable amount of the time. They interact with a wide variety of people from different educational and professional backgrounds. Health and regulatory inspectors sometimes work long and irregular hours. Inspectors may also experience stressful, unpleasant, and even dangerous situations. Mine inspection can be dangerous, and ag...
Outlook
Government workers are generally affected to a lesser degree by economic changes than are many other workers. However, public expectations and interest concerning the environment, safety concerns, and quality products may be offset by the continuing debate concerning oversized and ineffective government and the desire for fewer regulations and strictures on daily life.
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