Marco didn’t flinch. “The inspector at the refinery makes $52 an hour. I make $28. And he sits in a truck with AC.”
“And you get the AC.”
His paid for itself in less than three months. Over five years, that credential was worth nearly $150,000 in additional income.
A CWI certification must be renewed every three years and requires a full recertification every nine years.
He ran the numbers again.
However, achieving this status—and maintaining it—comes with a distinct price tag. Conversely, for contractors hiring a CWI, the cost represents an investment in quality control and risk mitigation.
A 1-week seminar and exam package generally costs $3,070 for members and $3,335 for non-members . For more intensive 2-week in-person programs, prices rise to approximately $3,935 to $4,200 .