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Overview
Utilities inspectors examine sewer, water, gas, electric and turbine systems to check construction, operation, faults, safety conditions and compliance with required standards.
In job descriptions, look for inspections, utility equipment, test data, construction compliance, facility sites, fault identification, samples, pollution checks, audit preparation and inspection reports.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Utilities inspector work is field-based around sewer, water, gas, electric or turbine systems. The inspector checks construction, operation, utility equipment, site conditions, faults and records test data for reports.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include undertaking inspections, monitoring utility equipment, checking construction compliance, identifying meter faults, collecting samples, preparing audits and writing recommendations that maintenance teams can act on.
Salary context
Salary context depends on system type, inspection scope, field travel, safety responsibility, fault diagnosis, reporting authority and whether the role includes repairs, pollution checks or construction-site monitoring.
Career paths
Paths can move from engineering technician, maintenance or site inspection work into utilities inspection, audit coordination, compliance support, quality assurance or specialist work with water, gas, sewerage or power systems.
Good to know
Check adverts for which network is inspected, how often site visits happen, what reports are required, whether sampling is involved and who acts on the inspector recommendations.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for utilities inspector work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include quality engineering technician, industrial engineering technician and automation engineering technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Construction and Building Inspectors
47-4011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified (3119)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3288a2fe-4934-47c8-ad0b-11b16c9cd461 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3119.19 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |