Also called: Permit Runner, Entitlements Consultant
Guides builders and homeowners through city permitting, making sure applications are complete and pushing them through approval.
Expediters know every desk at city hall: they assemble plans and forms, track down reviewers, and fix problems so a restaurant or apartment building can open on time. Some start as runners and build their own businesses.
Experienced independent expediters in big cities earn much more. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; knowledge of codes and permitting learned on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Urban Planning.
Growing about average. Tied to construction activity.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI checks applications for completeness; knowing city hall and pushing permits through stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to permit expediting firms or builders for permit runner jobs
Classes: Business class, Drafting/CAD, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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