Chemical inspector vs civil engineer

The differences between chemical inspectors and civil engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a civil engineer has an average salary of $70,950, which is higher than the $46,792 average annual salary of a chemical inspector.

The top three skills for a chemical inspector include inspection reports, hazardous materials and TWIC. The most important skills for a civil engineer are civil 3d, engineering design, and cost estimates.

Chemical inspector vs civil engineer overview

	Chemical Inspector	Civil Engineer
Yearly salary	$46,792	$70,950
Hourly rate	$22.50	$34.11
Growth rate	-3%	7%
Number of jobs	18,834	26,803
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	45	41
Years of experience	-	6

Chemical inspector vs civil engineer salary

Chemical inspectors and civil engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chemical Inspector	Civil Engineer
Average salary	$46,792	$70,950
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $73,000	Between $51,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between chemical inspector and civil engineer education

There are a few differences between a chemical inspector and a civil engineer in terms of educational background:

	Chemical Inspector	Civil Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	General Studies	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Chemical inspector vs civil engineer demographics

Here are the differences between chemical inspectors' and civil engineers' demographics:

	Chemical Inspector	Civil Engineer
Average age	45	41
Gender ratio	Male, 96.8% Female, 3.2%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 8.8% White, 49.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% Asian, 15.6% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between chemical inspector and civil engineer duties and responsibilities

Chemical inspector example responsibilities.

Manage testing of chemicals, including: benzene, diesel, gasoline, crude oil, ethanol, and acetic acid.
Provide NDE technical advice to engineering and examiners.
Supervise and direct NDE inspections at major turnaround activities.
Assist with material identification, evaluate radiography film, and monitor NDT.
Coordinate customer interaction, providing direction and oversight in regard to maintenance, safety, quality assurance and training.
Shovel inspector for two 2300 MKII's and 7495 CAT/Bucyrus shovels.

Civil engineer example responsibilities.

Manage production of full sets of contract documents (grading, drainage, water, sewer, paving and SWPPP).
Manage project programming requirements and manage HVAC design activities.
Project manage the overall reorganizing and restructuring of the telecommunication department.
Design engineer and project manager for HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems.
Support and troubleshoot Hewlett Packard printers, servers, switches, thin clients, and Cisco phone systems.
Handle and continuously update project documentation as as-built records and construction record reports.

Chemical inspector vs civil engineer skills

Common chemical inspector skills

Inspection Reports, 37%
Hazardous Materials, 35%
TWIC, 11%
Calculate Quantities, 9%
DOT, 7%

Common civil engineer skills

Civil 3D, 11%
Engineering Design, 7%
Cost Estimates, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Construction Projects, 4%
Engineering Projects, 4%