Building code administrator vs construction inspector

The differences between building code administrators and construction 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 building code administrator and a construction inspector. Additionally, a building code administrator has an average salary of $77,307, which is higher than the $52,306 average annual salary of a construction inspector.

The top three skills for a building code administrator include windows server, maven and java. The most important skills for a construction inspector are asphalt, ACI, and construction inspection.

Building code administrator vs construction inspector overview

	Building Code Administrator	Construction Inspector
Yearly salary	$77,307	$52,306
Hourly rate	$37.17	$25.15
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	55,630	42,007
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Building code administrator vs construction inspector salary

Building code administrators and construction inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Code Administrator	Construction Inspector
Average salary	$77,307	$52,306
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $108,000	Between $36,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Orange County Sanitation District
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between building code administrator and construction inspector education

There are a few differences between a building code administrator and a construction inspector in terms of educational background:

	Building Code Administrator	Construction Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Building code administrator vs construction inspector demographics

Here are the differences between building code administrators' and construction inspectors' demographics:

	Building Code Administrator	Construction Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%	Male, 91.1% Female, 8.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between building code administrator and construction inspector duties and responsibilities

Building code administrator example responsibilities.

Establish operating policies and procedures and attain SNF Medicare certification.
Maintain activities relate to security in TFS.
Integrate Nant script to be call in TFS build.
Develop scripts to migrate all CVS repositories to SVN using CVS2SVN.
Service and repair all water source heat pumps-compressors, belts, pressure switches & air handler motors.
Supervise HVAC technicians, security guards, gardeners, service drivers, janitors, secretary, and telephone receptionists.

Construction inspector example responsibilities.

Manage cad files and plotting operations, as cad manager.
Monitor new field inspector's performance and lead them into Bechtel's management program.
Manage and inspect fiber optic cable placement, fiber drop installations and associate construction activities for an assign OSP project.
Coordinate, manage, and conduct geotechnical engineering and engineering geology subsurface investigations.
Comply with fra, dot, osha.
Assist in running pigs and tie-ins.

Building code administrator vs construction inspector skills

Common building code administrator skills

Windows Server, 10%
Maven, 9%
Java, 8%
Build Scripts, 7%
ANT, 7%
Linux, 7%

Common construction inspector skills

Asphalt, 9%
ACI, 8%
Construction Inspection, 8%
Construction Projects, 7%
Construction Management, 6%
Traffic Control, 6%

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