Code inspector vs building code administrator

The differences between code inspectors and building code administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a code inspector and a building code administrator. Additionally, a building code administrator has an average salary of $77,307, which is higher than the $49,224 average annual salary of a code inspector.

The top three skills for a code inspector include code violations, plumbing and patrol. The most important skills for a building code administrator are windows server, maven, and java.

Code inspector vs building code administrator overview

	Code Inspector	Building Code Administrator
Yearly salary	$49,224	$77,307
Hourly rate	$23.67	$37.17
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	16,664	55,630
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Code inspector vs building code administrator salary

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

	Code Inspector	Building Code Administrator
Average salary	$49,224	$77,307
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $72,000	Between $55,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	Oxnard, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Arlington County, VA	-
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between code inspector and building code administrator education

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

	Code Inspector	Building Code Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Code inspector vs building code administrator demographics

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

	Code Inspector	Building Code Administrator
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 69.3% Female, 30.7%	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between code inspector and building code administrator duties and responsibilities

Code inspector example responsibilities.

Manage high volume case assignments to a final disposition of abatement, civil summons, criminal arrests or referral.
Train newly hire plumbing inspectors with obtaining knowledge of WSSC policies and procedures.
Produce quality notifications on installation procedures and vendor products in order to meet engineering criteria and FAA guidelines.
Appear in court for subpoenas regarding citations issues.
Conduct investigation inspection on HUD construct manufactured homes.

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.

Code inspector vs building code administrator skills

Common code inspector skills

Code Violations, 12%
Plumbing, 8%
Patrol, 7%
Building Codes, 7%
Life Safety, 6%
City Codes, 6%

Common building code administrator skills

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

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