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Fire Inspectors and Investigators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
3
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$75,920
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
13,800
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Arson and Bomb Investigator (competency-based)
- State medians
- $122,900 in Washington to $37,320 in Oklahoma (43 states publish one)
| 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 |
What fire inspectors and investigators earn, by state
| 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
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.