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Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

Also called: Housing Inspector, Housing Quality Standard Inspector (HQS Inspector), Quality Assurance Specialist, Rehabilitation Construction Specialist

What they do:

Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.

On the job, you would:
  • Prepare correspondence, reports of inspections or investigations, or recommendations for action.
  • Examine records, reports, or other documents to establish facts or detect discrepancies.
  • Inspect government property, such as construction sites or public housing, to ensure compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service
  • administrative services

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Engineering and Technology

  • building and construction

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Conventional

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Dependability
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Self Control
  • Attention to Detail

Data base user interface and query software

  • Database software
  • Microsoft Access

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Inventory management software

  • Inventory control system software
  • Plant Clearance Automated Reutilization Screening System PCARSS

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $71,690

Education

Bachelor's degree or associate's degree is usually needed.