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Fire Inspectors and Investigators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Fire Inspectors and Investigators, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for Arson and Bomb Investigator (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Arson and Bomb Investigator | 0531 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| FIRE INSPECTOR | 0516 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| FIRE MARSHALL | 1090 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What fire inspectors and investigators earn, by state
Washington has the highest state median for fire inspectors and investigators ($122,900) and Oklahoma the lowest ($37,320), across the 43 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $122,900 | $59.09 | 380 |
| Oregon | $115,080 | $55.33 | Not published |
| California | $99,230 | $47.71 | 1,350 |
| Maryland | $98,730 | $47.46 | 270 |
| Nevada | $93,450 | $44.93 | 190 |
| Colorado | $85,750 | $41.23 | Not published |
| Minnesota | $84,410 | $40.58 | 230 |
| Texas | $82,390 | $39.61 | 1,030 |
| Iowa | $81,860 | $39.35 | 30 |
| Massachusetts | $81,140 | $39.01 | 200 |
| Connecticut | $80,490 | $38.70 | 420 |
| North Dakota | $80,320 | $38.61 | 40 |
| Alabama | $78,110 | $37.55 | 40 |
| Rhode Island | $78,100 | $37.55 | 50 |
| Michigan | $77,460 | $37.24 | 250 |
| Missouri | $77,240 | $37.13 | 110 |
| Nebraska | $76,770 | $36.91 | 60 |
| Florida | $75,660 | $36.38 | 1,060 |
| New Hampshire | $75,230 | $36.17 | 50 |
| Arizona | $74,780 | $35.95 | 240 |
| New York | $73,920 | $35.54 | 1,200 |
| Indiana | $73,340 | $35.26 | 200 |
| Idaho | $72,810 | $35.01 | 30 |
| Utah | $72,760 | $34.98 | 60 |
| Virginia | $70,460 | $33.88 | 100 |
| North Carolina | $66,820 | $32.12 | 870 |
| Wisconsin | $66,600 | $32.02 | 160 |
| Louisiana | $64,820 | $31.16 | 80 |
| New Mexico | $64,680 | $31.09 | 160 |
| Georgia | $64,550 | $31.04 | 300 |
| Kansas | $64,290 | $30.91 | 90 |
| Tennessee | $63,400 | $30.48 | 390 |
| Illinois | $62,400 | $30.00 | 440 |
| South Carolina | $61,890 | $29.76 | 110 |
| New Jersey | $60,100 | $28.90 | 1,290 |
| Ohio | $59,280 | $28.50 | 520 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,080 | $28.41 | 280 |
| Maine | $58,240 | $28.00 | Not published |
| Arkansas | $57,990 | $27.88 | 40 |
| Kentucky | $55,970 | $26.91 | 100 |
| Mississippi | $55,260 | $26.57 | 140 |
| West Virginia | $52,490 | $25.24 | 70 |
| Oklahoma | $37,320 | $17.94 | 160 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).