Gauge inspector vs weld inspector

The differences between gauge inspectors and weld inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a weld inspector has an average salary of $50,441, 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 a weld inspector are pipeline project, NDT, and NDE.

Gauge inspector vs weld inspector overview

	Gauge Inspector	Weld Inspector
Yearly salary	$46,523	$50,441
Hourly rate	$22.37	$24.25
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,559	16,559
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Gauge inspector vs weld inspector salary

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

	Gauge Inspector	Weld Inspector
Average salary	$46,523	$50,441
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $73,000	Between $33,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between gauge inspector and weld inspector education

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

	Gauge Inspector	Weld Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Industrial Technology	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Gauge inspector vs weld inspector demographics

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

	Gauge Inspector	Weld Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 75.6% Female, 24.4%	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between gauge inspector and weld 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.

Weld inspector example responsibilities.

Inspect all coating application to ensure proper application and WFT is achieved per clients and manufacturers specifications and standards.
Instruct current and new welders in drawing and WPS reading.
Monitor compliance with WPS, specifications, codes, and standards.
Review shop drawings while performing tasks according to specifications of SMAW type welding
Record all detail defects for use in the future with FDA regulations.
Inspect FBE coating on final bench and calibrations of all test equipment.

Gauge inspector vs weld inspector skills

Common gauge inspector skills

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

Common weld inspector skills

Pipeline Project, 9%
NDT, 8%
NDE, 7%
Inspect Welds, 7%
PT, 6%
Tie-Ins, 5%