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Transportation Inspectors in Texas

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14.5% Jobs Projection

$86,510 Median Salary

430 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Inspectors in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Transportation Inspectors in Texas is growing faster than average.
Transportation Inspectors in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Inspectors Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 4,520 people working as Transportation Inspectors in the year 2018.

There were 4,560 Transportation Inspectors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 270 Transportation Inspectors working in it, which means Texas has more Transportation Inspectors than average.

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Transportation Inspectors in this state are growing at a rate of 14.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.7%.

Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 430 annual Transportation Inspectors job openings in Texas, and 4,270 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,900 annual jobs and 29,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Inspectors Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Inspectors ranged from $24,800 to $142,900 with $86,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.92 to $68.7. The median hourly rate was $41.59.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $38.13 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $3.46.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Transportation Inspectors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Inspectors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,730	$65,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,090	$94,900
El Paso, TX	60	n/a
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	50	$95,990
Corpus Christi, TX	50	$80,820
Laredo, TX	50	$58,360

Top States for Transportation Inspectors Employment

View the list below to see where most Transportation Inspectors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	4,520	$86,510
California	3,760	$73,620
Georgia	1,280	$77,960
Florida	1,120	$83,170
Washington	1,050	$75,190
Pennsylvania	830	$57,370
Ohio	780	$49,180
Illinois	780	$86,470
Arizona	760	$52,430
Virginia	750	$74,590
New Jersey	740	$62,040
Massachusetts	630	$66,670
Colorado	540	$70,940
Oklahoma	530	$80,600
Missouri	410	$71,160
Utah	400	$40,180
Kansas	390	$92,300
Maryland	380	$64,440
Michigan	330	$76,090
Arkansas	300	$71,950

Below are the states where Transportation Inspectors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Maine	$113,480
District of Columbia	$106,660
Alaska	$105,840
Kansas	$92,300
North Dakota	$90,160
Wisconsin	$90,160
Minnesota	$88,930
Nebraska	$87,250
Idaho	$87,240
Texas	$86,510

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