Incoming inspector vs senior inspector

The differences between incoming inspectors and senior inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior inspector has an average salary of $53,511, 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 senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Incoming inspector vs senior inspector overview

	Incoming Inspector	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$38,061	$53,511
Hourly rate	$18.30	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,551	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Incoming inspector vs senior inspector salary

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

	Incoming Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$38,061	$53,511
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $35,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	Newington, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between incoming inspector and senior inspector education

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

	Incoming Inspector	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Incoming inspector vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Incoming Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 8.8% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between incoming inspector and senior 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.

Senior inspector example responsibilities.

Manage contractors and consultants performing compliance relate work including MTR and document control.
Conduct QA tests on questionable motherboards/CPU's and accomplish environmental tests on new PC models.
Coordinate joint surveys with SATORP inspectors and manage clearance of all issue active LBE and NCR.
Maintain active certifications in SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and GMAW welding processes.
Work with ASME, API, AWS, ANSI, ASTM and NACE codes and specifications.
Experience mostly in GTAW and GMAW welding procedures.

Incoming inspector vs senior inspector skills

Common incoming inspector skills

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

Common senior inspector skills

Asphalt, 10%
Traffic Control, 8%
Construction Inspection, 6%
NDT, 6%
Inspection Reports, 5%
PT, 4%