Also called: Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI), Facade Safety Inspector
Inspects the outside walls of tall buildings for loose bricks, cracked stone and rusting steel before pieces can fall on people below.
You ride a scaffold or hang on ropes beside a 1920s office tower, tapping terra-cotta with a hammer to hear which pieces are hollow. Back at the office you write the report the city requires and mark which spots need repairs right away.
Estimated; NYC and Chicago ordinances drive most of this work.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or architecture plus a professional license.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Architecture.
Growing faster than average. More cities are passing facade inspection laws after deadly accidents.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones and thermal cameras find suspect areas; tapping, judging and legally certifying stay human.
Classes: Physics, Geometry, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2051.
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