De-icer vs senior inspector

The differences between de-icers and senior inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior inspector has an average salary of $53,511, which is higher than the $50,285 average annual salary of a de-icer.

The top three skills for a de-icer include de-icing, aircraft wings and airplanes. The most important skills for a senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

De-icer vs senior inspector overview

	De-Icer	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$50,285	$53,511
Hourly rate	$24.18	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	2,545	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

De-icer vs senior inspector salary

De-icers and senior inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	De-Icer	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$50,285	$53,511
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $102,000	Between $35,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	Newington, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between de-icer and senior inspector education

There are a few differences between a de-icer and a senior inspector in terms of educational background:

	De-Icer	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

De-icer vs senior inspector demographics

Here are the differences between de-icers' and senior inspectors' demographics:

	De-Icer	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 88.4% Female, 11.6%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 8.3% White, 58.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 8.8% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between de-icer and senior inspector duties and responsibilities

De-icer example responsibilities.

Follow GMP and EPP rules and regulations without sacrificing the quality of the product.
Operate a de-icing boom truck with air brake assist and remove debris from the tarmac.
Work with others as a team to deice airplanes before takeoff.
Perform aircraft de-icing operations, including detail documentation and radio correspondence.
Initiate and document process and procedures per manufacturing and FAA specifications.
Operate dryers and thermo oxidizer.

Senior inspector example responsibilities.

Manage contractors and consultants performing compliance relate work including MTR and document control.
Conduct QA tests on questionable motherboards/CPU's and accomplish environmental tests on new PC models.
Coordinate joint surveys with SATORP inspectors and manage clearance of all issue active LBE and NCR.
Maintain active certifications in SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and GMAW welding processes.
Work with ASME, API, AWS, ANSI, ASTM and NACE codes and specifications.
Experience mostly in GTAW and GMAW welding procedures.

De-icer vs senior inspector skills

Common de-icer skills

De-icing, 61%
Aircraft Wings, 16%
Airplanes, 14%
Safety Procedures, 9%

Common senior inspector skills

Asphalt, 10%
Traffic Control, 8%
Construction Inspection, 6%
NDT, 6%
Inspection Reports, 5%
PT, 4%