Incoming inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between incoming 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 $38,061 average annual salary of an incoming inspector.

The top three skills for an incoming inspector include quality standards, calipers and micrometers. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Incoming inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Incoming Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$38,061	$51,148
Hourly rate	$18.30	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,551	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Incoming inspector vs lead inspector salary

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

	Incoming Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$38,061	$51,148
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	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 incoming inspector and lead inspector education

There are a few differences between an incoming inspector and a lead inspector in terms of educational background:

	Incoming Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Incoming inspector vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between incoming inspectors' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Incoming Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 9.3% White, 55.4% 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 incoming inspector and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Incoming inspector example responsibilities.

Process and manage for MRB non-conforming products.
Use of digital calipers, micrometers, pin/block gauges, torque wrenches, testing equipment, methods and other specialize equipment.
Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments including rulers, calipers, gauges and micrometers
Participate in the weekly MRB meetings.
Participate in ISO 9000 and ISO 9001 training programs, ensuring organizational compliance to specifications.
Inspect troubleshoot and fix all aspects of fire systems, and security or alarm systems.

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.

Incoming inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common incoming inspector skills

Quality Standards, 15%
Calipers, 14%
Micrometers, 10%
Article Inspection, 8%
GD, 7%
Inspection Reports, 6%

Common lead inspector skills

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