Also called: Disaster Damage Inspector, Individual Assistance Inspector
Travels to disaster zones to inspect damaged homes so families can get federal aid to repair or rent.
After hurricanes and floods, inspectors deploy for weeks, visiting dozens of homes a day, measuring flood lines, photographing damage, and recording what survivors lost. Many are contractors called up during disasters.
Contract pay per inspection; busy years pay much more. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.5 years after high school. High school diploma; construction or inspection experience and contractor training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Construction Management, Emergency Management.
Growing about average. Depends on disaster frequency.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. FEMA already does many inspections by photo and drone; AI damage scoring will cut field inspectors.
Classes: Construction CTE, Geometry, Business / Excel.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4011.
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