Building code administrator vs inspector

The differences between building code administrators and inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a building code administrator has an average salary of $77,307, which is higher than the $38,757 average annual salary of an inspector.

The top three skills for a building code administrator include windows server, maven and java. The most important skills for an inspector are sketch, good communication, and magnetic particle.

Building code administrator vs inspector overview

	Building Code Administrator	Inspector
Yearly salary	$77,307	$38,757
Hourly rate	$37.17	$18.63
Growth rate	-4%	-3%
Number of jobs	55,630	17,670
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	50	45
Years of experience	6	-

Building code administrator vs inspector salary

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

	Building Code Administrator	Inspector
Average salary	$77,307	$38,757
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $108,000	Between $27,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Louisiana
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between building code administrator and inspector education

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

	Building Code Administrator	Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	-

Building code administrator vs inspector demographics

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

	Building Code Administrator	Inspector
Average age	50	45
Gender ratio	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.1% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between building code administrator and 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.

Inspector example responsibilities.

Follow all regulations including OSHA, safety, PPE, JSA and ISO.
Deliver thorough QA testing reports that determine product quality and release readiness.
Operate and maintain laboratory testing equipment; micrometers, calipers and air gauges to analyze material for conformance to product specifications.
Utilize maps and GPS and markers when need
Require knowledge of all safety measures and JSA's.
Shovel inspector for two 2300 MKII's and 7495 CAT/Bucyrus shovels.

Building code administrator vs inspector skills

Common building code administrator skills

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

Common inspector skills

Sketch, 7%
Good Communication, 7%
Magnetic Particle, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Calipers, 6%
Safety Standards, 5%

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