Here is a link to a position description so you can see the knowledge, skills and abilities required: jobs.myflorida.com/job/WEST-PALM-BEACH-INSPECTOR-III-55007452-FL-33413/917845600/

Hey Chas, most states and private firms will pay for the training of entry level staff. If you are still young, then a Civil Engineering or Construction Management (2 yr) degree can be helpful if you wish to hold an engineering or project management position. Industry considerations are: Owner side (State or Municipal) more regular hours 40-45 per week, usually works closer to home. Private side - contractors and consultant engineering firms, much better pay, but expect to work long hours, nights, and out of town.

@@luxecutor thank you for the reply. I just turned 23 so I consider that still kind of young. I’ve been considering construction project management/inspection lately. But I’ll be graduating with a BS in Computer science soon. I have a little under a year left to go. Do you think I’ll still get accepted into the position even though I have a CS degree ?

@@chasxreacts155 I started in 2006 in Georgia in a rapidly growing area. I had no prior education in the field, but my dad was an engineer and had some pretty high profile projects under his belt. At that time during the economic boom engineering firms were hiring anybody that could read and write and do pretty basic math. The job market has changed a little bit since then, but most areas are definitely hiring right now from what I understand. With no related education or experience, I wouldn't expect very high pay at the start, but within a couple years you should be doing pretty decent if you have a good head on you.

Another thing, your degree could be useful if you're interested in getting into GIS. My firm has an IT branch that does GIS and programming systems for municipalities to use for tracking things like maintenance on their infrastructure.