Incoming inspector vs quality inspector

The differences between incoming inspectors and quality inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an incoming inspector has an average salary of $38,061, which is higher than the $33,197 average annual salary of a quality inspector.

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

Incoming inspector vs quality inspector overview

	Incoming Inspector	Quality Inspector
Yearly salary	$38,061	$33,197
Hourly rate	$18.30	$15.96
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,551	70,978
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Incoming inspector vs quality inspector salary

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

	Incoming Inspector	Quality Inspector
Average salary	$38,061	$33,197
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Nabors Industries
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between incoming inspector and quality inspector education

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

	Incoming Inspector	Quality Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Incoming inspector vs quality inspector demographics

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

	Incoming Inspector	Quality Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%	Male, 53.5% Female, 46.5%
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, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between incoming inspector and quality 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.

Quality inspector example responsibilities.

Task involve use of calipers, optical comparators, volt/ohm meters and curve tracer.
Utilize measuring instruments like calipers, gauges, and micrometers to assure product conformance to customers specifications.
Recycle ESD products as required.
Maintain logs of products as required per AS9100.
Document and inspect for ESD requirements and for proper handling of MSD moisture sensitive devices.
Perform surface plate set-ups, utilizing gage blocks, angle blocks, sine plates and bars.

Incoming inspector vs quality inspector skills

Common incoming inspector skills

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

Common quality inspector skills

Calipers, 9%
Micrometers, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Quality Inspection, 6%
Inspection Results, 4%
CMM, 4%