Building official vs resident inspector

The differences between building officials 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 official and a resident inspector. Additionally, a resident inspector has an average salary of $55,886, which is higher than the $46,398 average annual salary of a building official.

The top three skills for a building official include community development, code compliance and plumbing. The most important skills for a resident inspector are rehabilitation, OSHA, and construction management.

Building official vs resident inspector overview

	Building Official	Resident Inspector
Yearly salary	$46,398	$55,886
Hourly rate	$22.31	$26.87
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	4,912	22,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Building official vs resident inspector salary

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

	Building Official	Resident Inspector
Average salary	$46,398	$55,886
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $89,000	Between $37,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Riverside, CA	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	University of California	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between building official and resident inspector education

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

	Building Official	Resident Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Building official vs resident inspector demographics

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

	Building Official	Resident Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 69.2% 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 official and resident inspector duties and responsibilities

Building official example responsibilities.

Lead site excavations, form structuring, and supervise concrete pours.
Modernize department by directing adoption and implementation of current editions of building, electric, fire, plumbing and mechanical codes.
Participate in networking and collaboration with other regional CBA providers.
Conduct investigation inspection on HUD construct manufactured homes.

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 official vs resident inspector skills

Common building official skills

Community Development, 18%
Code Compliance, 16%
Plumbing, 16%
Public Works, 6%
Code Enforcement, 6%
State Building, 5%

Common resident inspector skills

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