Gauge inspector vs inspector general

The differences between gauge inspectors and inspectors general can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inspector general has an average salary of $48,026, which is higher than the $46,523 average annual salary of a gauge inspector.

The top three skills for a gauge inspector include GD, gauges and CMM. The most important skills for an inspector general are IG, OIG, and DOD.

Gauge inspector vs inspector general overview

	Gauge Inspector	Inspector General
Yearly salary	$46,523	$48,026
Hourly rate	$22.37	$23.09
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,559	58,208
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Gauge inspector vs inspector general salary

Gauge inspectors and inspectors general have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gauge Inspector	Inspector General
Average salary	$46,523	$48,026
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $73,000	Between $30,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	MKP Capital Management
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between gauge inspector and inspector general education

There are a few differences between a gauge inspector and an inspector general in terms of educational background:

	Gauge Inspector	Inspector General
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Industrial Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gauge inspector vs inspector general demographics

Here are the differences between gauge inspectors' and inspectors general' demographics:

	Gauge Inspector	Inspector General
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 75.6% Female, 24.4%	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.5% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 8.3% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between gauge inspector and inspector general duties and responsibilities

Gauge inspector example responsibilities.

Manage testing of chemicals, including: benzene, diesel, gasoline, crude oil, ethanol, and acetic acid.
Provide updated information, interpretation and explanation of plumbing and mechanical codes to contractors, engineers, architects and other inspectors.
Inspect mechanical components for aerospace industry for compliance to government specifications and blueprints.

Inspector general example responsibilities.

Identify the appropriate DoD organizations and project locations to accomplish assign project objectives.
Conduct complex functional inspections, focuse on logistics management of DoD activities.
Issue hundreds of subpoenas for production of records.
Conduct inquiries, investigations and respond to Hotline complaints.
Install overhead cranes, rail systems, trolley hoists.
Update the GIS system with new data as projects are complete.

Gauge inspector vs inspector general skills

Common gauge inspector skills

GD, 23%
Gauges, 21%
CMM, 14%
ISO, 12%
Calipers, 6%
Micrometers, 6%

Common inspector general skills

IG, 15%
OIG, 12%
DOD, 7%
Corrective Action, 6%
Audit Reports, 6%
Fraud Waste, 5%