Home inspector vs project inspector

The differences between home inspectors and project inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a home inspector and a project inspector. Additionally, a project inspector has an average salary of $68,048, which is higher than the $51,264 average annual salary of a home inspector.

The top three skills for a home inspector include crawl spaces, pest control and plumbing. The most important skills for a project inspector are construction projects, asphalt, and traffic control.

Home inspector vs project inspector overview

	Home Inspector	Project Inspector
Yearly salary	$51,264	$68,048
Hourly rate	$24.65	$32.72
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	55,491	58,403
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Home inspector vs project inspector salary

Home inspectors and project inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Home Inspector	Project Inspector
Average salary	$51,264	$68,048
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $82,000	Between $38,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Colonial Pipeline
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between home inspector and project inspector education

There are a few differences between a home inspector and a project inspector in terms of educational background:

	Home Inspector	Project Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Home inspector vs project inspector demographics

Here are the differences between home inspectors' and project inspectors' demographics:

	Home Inspector	Project Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between home inspector and project inspector duties and responsibilities

Home inspector example responsibilities.

Lead site excavations, form structuring, and supervise concrete pours.
Perform weekly boiler inspections at several APS schools
Perform NDT MPI/ LPI inspections on MWD and LWD tools used in the oil and gas industry.
Drive company vehicle to preset locations to meet with roofing contractors for final inspections for issuance of final warranties.
Test materials to make sure they are in conformance with ASHTO and ASTM and the Maryland book of standards.
Read structural blueprints to verify pile placement, inspect piles according to ASTM standards and record the driving depth.

Project inspector example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Work with OSHA as immediate response of safety issues at nuclear power plants.
Coordinate with designers drawing clarification's and RFI's to ensure contractor work progress.
Verify NCDOT bridge design plans to ensure span lengths, materials, and directions match with WIGINSinformation.
Assist with payroll functions including collecting time sheets, entering time and attendance information into automated database and disbursing paychecks.
Maintain and create engineering blue prints using AutoCAD.

Home inspector vs project inspector skills

Common home inspector skills

Crawl Spaces, 17%
Pest Control, 14%
Plumbing, 12%
Inspection Reports, 8%
Inspection Services, 7%
Safety Issues, 6%

Common project inspector skills

Construction Projects, 12%
Asphalt, 8%
Traffic Control, 8%
Inspection Reports, 7%
DOT, 7%
Construction Management, 7%