Code official vs housing inspector

The differences between code officials and housing 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 a housing inspector. Additionally, a code official has an average salary of $54,026, which is higher than the $47,599 average annual salary of a housing inspector.

The top three skills for a code official include plumbing, construction projects and code compliance. The most important skills for a housing inspector are quality standards, safety issues, and plumbing.

Code official vs housing inspector overview

	Code Official	Housing Inspector
Yearly salary	$54,026	$47,599
Hourly rate	$25.97	$22.88
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	324	18,546
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Code official vs housing inspector salary

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

	Code Official	Housing Inspector
Average salary	$54,026	$47,599
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $83,000	Between $29,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	City of Detroit
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between code official and housing inspector education

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

	Code Official	Housing Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Code official vs housing inspector demographics

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

	Code Official	Housing Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 73.6% Female, 26.4%	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%
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 housing 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.

Housing inspector example responsibilities.

Perform inspections on subsidize units to ensure each are in accordance with city code enforcement, HUD and CMHA's regulations.
Certify in property maintenance, residential building, residential mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
Repair and maintain HVAC systems.
Inspect home construction to include proper placement of walls, fixtures and HVAC.
Conduct habitability inspections per HUD standards.
Work on hydraulic and traction elevators and escalators.

Code official vs housing inspector skills

Common code official skills

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

Common housing inspector skills

Quality Standards, 11%
Safety Issues, 8%
Plumbing, 7%
Inspection Reports, 7%
Natural Disasters, 6%
Landlords, 6%