Engine inspector vs project inspector

The differences between engine inspectors and project inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an engine inspector and a project inspector. Additionally, a project inspector has an average salary of $68,048, which is higher than the $49,917 average annual salary of an engine inspector.

The top three skills for an engine inspector include asphalt, construction projects and safety regulations. The most important skills for a project inspector are construction projects, asphalt, and traffic control.

Engine inspector vs project inspector overview

	Engine Inspector	Project Inspector
Yearly salary	$49,917	$68,048
Hourly rate	$24.00	$32.72
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	18,417	58,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Engine inspector vs project inspector salary

Engine inspectors and project inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Engine Inspector	Project Inspector
Average salary	$49,917	$68,048
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $78,000	Between $38,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	PBF Energy	Colonial Pipeline
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between engine inspector and project inspector education

There are a few differences between an engine inspector and a project inspector in terms of educational background:

	Engine Inspector	Project Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Georgia Institute of Technology	San Diego State University

Engine inspector vs project inspector demographics

Here are the differences between engine inspectors' and project inspectors' demographics:

	Engine Inspector	Project Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 89.9% Female, 10.1%	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%
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, 8.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between engine inspector and project inspector duties and responsibilities

Engine inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and inspect fiber optic cable placement, fiber drop installations and associate construction activities for an assign OSP project.
Inspect all framing electrical and plumbing as well as all HVAC installations.
Conduct construction GPS to record quantities and to assure project quality assurance.
Insure all thrust block placement meet job specifications and PennDot road standards.
Create and maintain procedures relate to ISO, customer, and company requirements.
Ensure adherence to contract plans, special provisions, Caltrans standards and specs.

Project inspector example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Work with OSHA as immediate response of safety issues at nuclear power plants.
Coordinate with designers drawing clarification's and RFI's to ensure contractor work progress.
Verify NCDOT bridge design plans to ensure span lengths, materials, and directions match with WIGINSinformation.
Assist with payroll functions including collecting time sheets, entering time and attendance information into automated database and disbursing paychecks.
Maintain and create engineering blue prints using AutoCAD.

Engine inspector vs project inspector skills

Common engine inspector skills

Asphalt, 12%
Construction Projects, 8%
Safety Regulations, 8%
Civil Engineering, 7%
Cost Estimates, 6%
Construction Sites, 5%

Common project inspector skills

Construction Projects, 12%
Asphalt, 8%
Traffic Control, 8%
Inspection Reports, 7%
DOT, 7%
Construction Management, 7%