Building code administrator vs resident inspector

The differences between building code administrators and resident 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 resident inspector. Additionally, a building code administrator has an average salary of $77,307, which is higher than the $55,886 average annual salary of a resident inspector.

The top three skills for a building code administrator include windows server, maven and java. The most important skills for a resident inspector are rehabilitation, OSHA, and construction management.

Building code administrator vs resident inspector overview

	Building Code Administrator	Resident Inspector
Yearly salary	$77,307	$55,886
Hourly rate	$37.17	$26.87
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	55,630	22,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Building code administrator vs resident inspector salary

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

	Building Code Administrator	Resident Inspector
Average salary	$77,307	$55,886
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $108,000	Between $37,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between building code administrator and resident inspector education

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

	Building Code Administrator	Resident Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Building code administrator vs resident inspector demographics

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

	Building Code Administrator	Resident Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
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, 8.1% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between building code administrator and resident 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.

Resident inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and inspect fiber optic cable placement, fiber drop installations and associate construction activities for an assign OSP project.
Provide monthly PCOR/CO, Submittals, RFI s logs and status report.
Follow API and quality standard methods, techniques to detect defects, and assure quality of the product.
Prepare RFI's to the project designer for project changes and review contractor's materials and equipment submittals for approval.
Use a variety of conventional and advance inspection devices, CMM tools and instruments to verify dimension to drawing specifications.
Coordinate customer interaction, providing direction and oversight in regard to maintenance, safety, quality assurance and training.

Building code administrator vs resident inspector skills

Common building code administrator skills

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

Common resident inspector skills

Rehabilitation, 19%
OSHA, 15%
Construction Management, 10%
Safety Checks, 7%
Construction Projects, 4%
Construction Sites, 3%

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