Boilers inspector vs project inspector

The differences between boilers inspectors and project inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a boilers inspector and a project inspector. Additionally, a project inspector has an average salary of $68,048, which is higher than the $48,633 average annual salary of a boilers inspector.

The top three skills for a boilers inspector include pressure vessels, asme code and inspection reports. The most important skills for a project inspector are construction projects, asphalt, and traffic control.

Boilers inspector vs project inspector overview

	Boilers Inspector	Project Inspector
Yearly salary	$48,633	$68,048
Hourly rate	$23.38	$32.72
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	16,550	58,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Boilers inspector vs project inspector salary

Boilers inspectors and project inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Boilers Inspector	Project Inspector
Average salary	$48,633	$68,048
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $78,000	Between $38,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Colonial Pipeline
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between boilers inspector and project inspector education

There are a few differences between a boilers inspector and a project inspector in terms of educational background:

	Boilers Inspector	Project Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Boilers inspector vs project inspector demographics

Here are the differences between boilers inspectors' and project inspectors' demographics:

	Boilers Inspector	Project Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.4% White, 69.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between boilers inspector and project inspector duties and responsibilities

Boilers inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and inspect fiber optic cable placement, fiber drop installations and associate construction activities for an assign OSP project.
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.
Perform system upgrades several times on steam lines, condensers, air, gas and oil lines.

Project inspector example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Work with OSHA as immediate response of safety issues at nuclear power plants.
Coordinate with designers drawing clarification's and RFI's to ensure contractor work progress.
Verify NCDOT bridge design plans to ensure span lengths, materials, and directions match with WIGINSinformation.
Assist with payroll functions including collecting time sheets, entering time and attendance information into automated database and disbursing paychecks.
Maintain and create engineering blue prints using AutoCAD.

Boilers inspector vs project inspector skills

Common boilers inspector skills

Pressure Vessels, 69%
Asme Code, 16%
Inspection Reports, 11%
External Inspections, 4%

Common project inspector skills

Construction Projects, 12%
Asphalt, 8%
Traffic Control, 8%
Inspection Reports, 7%
DOT, 7%
Construction Management, 7%