# Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

> Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/transportation-vehicle-equipment-and-systems-inspectors-except-aviation
- SOC code: 53-6051.07
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $92,100 (10th percentile $40,330, 90th percentile $138,670)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.2%
- Openings a year: 2,300
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Transportation inspectors".

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 45 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 0 |
| Enterprising (E) | 6 |
| Conventional (C) | 69 |

## What you'd do

- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 88/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment (importance 86/100)
- Getting Information (importance 81/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 78/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 78/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 76/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 75/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 75/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 74/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Time Management

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Transportation, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, Computers and Electronics, Production and Processing, Education and Training, Engineering and Technology, Administrative

## Also called

Air Brakes Inspector, Auto Damage Auction Inspector (Automotive Damage Auction Inspector), Automotive Damage Field Inspector (Auto Damage Field Inspector), Automotive Damage Inspector (Auto Damage Inspector), Automotive Field Inspector (Auto Field Inspector), Automotive Inspector (Auto Inspector), Automotive Vehicle Inspector (Auto Vehicle Inspector), Axle Inspector, Brakes Inspector, Bus Inspector

## Related careers

- [Aviation Inspectors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aviation-inspectors): $92,100 median pay
- [Transportation Inspectors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/transportation-inspectors): $92,100 median pay
- [Construction and Building Inspectors](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/construction-and-building-inspectors): $74,690 median pay
- [Locomotive Engineers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/locomotive-engineers): $81,410 median pay
- [Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/inspectors-testers-sorters-samplers-and-weighers): $48,570 median pay
- [Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bus-and-truck-mechanics-and-diesel-engine-specialists): $61,770 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.