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California Construction and Building Inspectors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Construction And Building Inspectors in California

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Fast Facts for Construction And Building Inspectors in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yuba City, Santa Barbara, and Riverside
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Luis Obispo, Santa Rosa, and Salinas
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, Sacramento, and Santa Ana

Salaries for Construction And Building Inspectors in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Construction And Building Inspectors in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Construction and Building Inspectors in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Home Inspection, Home Inspection Program
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Home Inspection
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

ITT Technical Institute
Online

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

California Building Inspector Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Butte CollegeOrovilleAssociate12,228
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaMasters21,477
California State University-ChicoChicoMasters17,034
California State University-FresnoFresnoDoctorate22,383
California State University-Long BeachLong BeachDoctorate36,868
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridgeDoctorate35,446
California State University-SacramentoSacramentoDoctorate28,829
Coastline Community CollegeFountain ValleyAssociate9,316
College of San MateoSan MateoAssociate10,516
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
College of the DesertPalm DesertAssociate8,597
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillAssociate19,768
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Laney CollegeOaklandAssociate11,745
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan BernardinoAssociate12,839
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoDoctorate35,695
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
Victor Valley CollegeVictorvilleAssociate10,149

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Construction And Building Inspectors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Construction and Building Inspectors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Construction and Building Inspectors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Yuba City40$54,6301.7
Santa Barbara180$62,8501.6
Riverside1,330$59,1601.4
Sacramento900$66,3501.4
Redding50$56,3701.2
Merced40$59,7701.1
Oxnard220$65,5501
Visalia90$55,7101
Modesto110$55,7201
El Centro30$48,5600.9
Santa Cruz50$66,9200.9
San Francisco610$70,7400.8
Santa Ana890$61,1000.8
Oakland580$70,8500.8
San Jose510$77,4700.8
Vallejo60$69,3200.7
San Diego680$58,2200.7
Stockton100$58,0500.7
Chico30$57,8400.7
Salinas70$69,1600.7
Santa Rosa60$70,4100.5
San Luis Obispo30$63,6900.5
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