Gauge inspector vs parts inspector

The differences between gauge inspectors and parts inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a gauge inspector has an average salary of $46,523, which is higher than the $26,649 average annual salary of a parts inspector.

The top three skills for a gauge inspector include GD, gauges and CMM. The most important skills for a parts inspector are assembly line, safety regulations, and quality standards.

Gauge inspector vs parts inspector overview

	Gauge Inspector	Parts Inspector
Yearly salary	$46,523	$26,649
Hourly rate	$22.37	$12.81
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,559	39,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Gauge inspector vs parts inspector salary

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

	Gauge Inspector	Parts Inspector
Average salary	$46,523	$26,649
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $73,000	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 gauge inspector and parts inspector education

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

	Gauge Inspector	Parts Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Industrial Technology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gauge inspector vs parts inspector demographics

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

	Gauge Inspector	Parts Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 75.6% Female, 24.4%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 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 gauge inspector and parts inspector 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.

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.

Gauge inspector vs parts inspector skills

Common gauge inspector skills

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

Common parts inspector skills

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