Editing Inspector (section)

== Germany ==
Currently, in Germany, ''Inspektor'' is a civil service rank. It is the lowest and therefore the entry rank of the ''gehobener Dienst'' (upper service) requiring a degree from a three-year administrative college. The rank is not used in the German police services; there the equivalent of inspector is ''Kommissar''. In earlier times the upper service track was called ''Inspektorenlaufbahn'' (inspectors service track) ranging from ''Inspektor'', ''Oberinspektor'' (senior inspector), ''[[Amtmann]]'', ''Amtsrat'' to ''Oberamtsrat'' (senior supervisor).

The title is used on many professional areas that require an inspection service, like ''Brandinspektor'' (fire inspector in the fire department), ''Steuerinspektor'' (tax inspector in the financial department) and ''Bauinspektor'' (building inspector in building control) that are in a supervision position of their department. In many administrations, a corresponding position exists like ''Regierungsinspektor'' (government inspector on the federal level), ''Stadtinspektor''/''Stadtverwaltungsinspektor'' (city administration inspector), ''Kreisinspektor''/''Kreisverwaltungsinspektor'' (county administration inspector) that serve in supervision of the department.

In some regions ''Inspektor'' is a colloquial name for any police officer, just like in Austria.