Fiberglass quality technician vs parts inspector

The differences between fiberglass quality technicians and parts inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fiberglass quality technician has an average salary of $42,327, which is higher than the $26,649 average annual salary of a parts inspector.

The top three skills for a fiberglass quality technician include hand tools, air bubbles and composite materials. The most important skills for a parts inspector are assembly line, safety regulations, and quality standards.

Fiberglass quality technician vs parts inspector overview

	Fiberglass Quality Technician	Parts Inspector
Yearly salary	$42,327	$26,649
Hourly rate	$20.35	$12.81
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	64,898	39,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Fiberglass quality technician vs parts inspector salary

Fiberglass quality technicians and parts inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fiberglass Quality Technician	Parts Inspector
Average salary	$42,327	$26,649
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $61,000	Between $20,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	East Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	General Electric
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between fiberglass quality technician and parts inspector education

There are a few differences between a fiberglass quality technician and a parts inspector in terms of educational background:

	Fiberglass Quality Technician	Parts Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Automotive Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fiberglass quality technician vs parts inspector demographics

Here are the differences between fiberglass quality technicians' and parts inspectors' demographics:

	Fiberglass Quality Technician	Parts Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.5% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between fiberglass quality technician and parts inspector duties and responsibilities

Fiberglass quality technician example responsibilities.

Mask off units for gelcoat to be spray.
Use of HMI systems to operate production machines.
Test materials, records and documentation on SPC charts.
Create documents using AutoCAD Generate/Proof-read parts list, operation sheets, etc
Monitor manufacturing and packaging operations to assure compliance with procedures, policies, quality systems and current GMP's.
Prepare detailed written insurance estimates for all fiberglass damage boats.

Parts inspector example responsibilities.

Inventory and manage all stock products within a retail warehousing environment utilizing RF scanner and barcode readers to document material.
Perform repair per FAA CMM guide.
Inspect and sort DVD rentals.
Certify in die blueprint reading and operating CMM & CMC machines.
Operate machinery to help clean and repackage DVD's for distribution.
Report QA inventory and MDR status and collect product/shipment data to determine daily department inspection priorities.

Fiberglass quality technician vs parts inspector skills

Common fiberglass quality technician skills

Hand Tools, 32%
Air Bubbles, 15%
Composite Materials, 12%
Boats, 11%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Air Tools, 4%

Common parts inspector skills

Assembly Line, 13%
Safety Regulations, 11%
Quality Standards, 10%
Inspection Results, 8%
Inspection Procedures, 8%
FAA, 6%

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