Environmental Compliance Inspectors build complex problem solving, judgment and decision making and operations monitoring skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (92%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | 92% | $55,090 | — | None |
| 2 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | 90% | $90,150 | — | None |
| 3 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 90% | $82,220 | — | None |
| 4 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 85% | $115,160 | — | None |
| 5 | Environmental Engineers | 84% | $107,110 | — | None |
| 6 | Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 83% | $59,920 | — | None |
| 7 | Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | 83% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 82% | $61,560 | — | None |
| 9 | Conservation Scientists | 81% | $73,010 | — | None |
| 10 | Construction and Building Inspectors | 79% | $74,690 | — | None |
Compared with Environmental Compliance Inspectors, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as environmental compliance inspectors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
92% skill match · $55,090
Equipment Maintenance · Equipment Selection · Repairing
90% skill match · $90,150
Equipment Selection · Systems Analysis · Social Perceptiveness
90% skill match · $82,220
Coordination · Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (92% skill match, median $55,090), Occupational Health and Safety Specialists (90% skill match, median $90,150) and Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (90% skill match, median $82,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than environmental compliance inspectors at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.