Grinding wheel inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between grinding wheel inspectors and lead inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead inspector has an average salary of $51,148, which is higher than the $31,470 average annual salary of a grinding wheel inspector.

The top three skills for a grinding wheel inspector include grinders, safety rules and NDT. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Grinding wheel inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Grinding Wheel Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$31,470	$51,148
Hourly rate	$15.13	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,425	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Grinding wheel inspector vs lead inspector salary

Grinding wheel inspectors and lead inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grinding Wheel Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$31,470	$51,148
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $41,000	Between $35,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between grinding wheel inspector and lead inspector education

There are a few differences between a grinding wheel inspector and a lead inspector in terms of educational background:

	Grinding Wheel Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grinding wheel inspector vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between grinding wheel inspectors' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Grinding Wheel Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 82.8% Female, 17.2%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 6.2% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between grinding wheel inspector and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Grinding wheel inspector example responsibilities.

Used multiple grinders run lots of press machines and box up parts and send them out.
Set up and run machines for production.
Inspect tire and wheel before being ship to Kia
Experience using digital, dial, and venire calipers, inside/outside micrometers, and gauges.
Conduct initial, in progress & final technical inspections of maintenance tasks associate with open work orders within assign AOR.
Operate stationary and handheld grinders.

Lead inspector example responsibilities.

Manage survey crews on prelim route survey, and HDD core sample crews.
Coordinate joint surveys with SATORP inspectors and manage clearance of all issue active LBE and NCR.
Authore numerous new corporate NDT procedures, update procedures and administer all NDE corporate activities.
Comply with all AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.
Inspect articles to correct design, tooling and jigs.
Total of 7 HDD crossings and 2 major highway crossings.

Grinding wheel inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common grinding wheel inspector skills

Grinders, 35%
Safety Rules, 26%
NDT, 23%
RAN, 3%
Customer Specs, 3%
Process Sheets, 3%

Common lead inspector skills

NDT, 7%
API, 6%
NDE, 5%
Inspection Reports, 5%
III, 5%
Corrective Action, 4%

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