Code official vs electrical inspector

The differences between code officials and electrical 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 code official and an electrical inspector. Additionally, a code official has an average salary of $54,026, which is higher than the $43,943 average annual salary of an electrical inspector.

The top three skills for a code official include plumbing, construction projects and code compliance. The most important skills for an electrical inspector are inspection reports, electrical equipment, and electrical code.

Code official vs electrical inspector overview

	Code Official	Electrical Inspector
Yearly salary	$54,026	$43,943
Hourly rate	$25.97	$21.13
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	324	42,321
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Code official vs electrical inspector salary

Code officials and electrical inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Code Official	Electrical Inspector
Average salary	$54,026	$43,943
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $83,000	Between $28,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	City of Detroit
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between code official and electrical inspector education

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

	Code Official	Electrical Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	Purdue University

Code official vs electrical inspector demographics

Here are the differences between code officials' and electrical inspectors' demographics:

	Code Official	Electrical Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%	Male, 94.2% Female, 5.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between code official and electrical inspector duties and responsibilities

Code official example responsibilities.

Manage high volume case assignments to a final disposition of abatement, civil summons, criminal arrests or referral.
Perform plumbing, electric, building, and HVAC inspections for residential and commercial projects.
Retrieve patients' information from internal system, distribute proper reports to physicians and other materials to corresponding departments.
Conduct investigation inspection on HUD construct manufactured homes.

Electrical inspector example responsibilities.

Manage high volume case assignments to a final disposition of abatement, civil summons, criminal arrests or referral.
Observe and in force all NEC and OSHA requirement for the duration of the project.
Repair mechanical and electrical components according to OSHA safety regulations.
Verify the installation of all material as per clients specs and to NEC code.
Conduct skil technical building code inspections and apply practices of building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical.
Program and troubleshoot verses types PLC's & HMI's systems and automatic transfer switches for generator control systems.

Code official vs electrical inspector skills

Common code official skills

Plumbing, 18%
Construction Projects, 12%
Code Compliance, 12%
Plan Review, 10%
Fire Protection, 8%
Building Codes, 8%

Common electrical inspector skills

Inspection Reports, 8%
Electrical Equipment, 7%
Electrical Code, 7%
Electrical Installation, 6%
OSHA, 6%
Electrical Construction, 5%