Layout technician vs inspector

The differences between layout technicians and inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an inspector has an average salary of $38,757, which is higher than the $31,648 average annual salary of a layout technician.

The top three skills for a layout technician include CMM, CAD and GD. The most important skills for an inspector are sketch, good communication, and magnetic particle.

Layout technician vs inspector overview

	Layout Technician	Inspector
Yearly salary	$31,648	$38,757
Hourly rate	$15.22	$18.63
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	10,182	17,670
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Layout technician vs inspector salary

Layout technicians and inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Layout Technician	Inspector
Average salary	$31,648	$38,757
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $55,000	Between $27,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Louisiana
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between layout technician and inspector education

There are a few differences between a layout technician and an inspector in terms of educational background:

	Layout Technician	Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Layout technician vs inspector demographics

Here are the differences between layout technicians' and inspectors' demographics:

	Layout Technician	Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 61.7% Female, 38.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.1% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between layout technician and inspector duties and responsibilities

Layout technician example responsibilities.

Assist in ISO ans NADCAP audits.
Calibrate gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Use CMM with PCDMIS, and other measuring equipment.
Programme investment castings and mold/dies for the aerospace industry.
Maintain records on daily and weekly SPC and customer require testing.
Trouble shoot any types of HTML tagging or GMC relate problems.

Inspector example responsibilities.

Follow all regulations including OSHA, safety, PPE, JSA and ISO.
Deliver thorough QA testing reports that determine product quality and release readiness.
Operate and maintain laboratory testing equipment; micrometers, calipers and air gauges to analyze material for conformance to product specifications.
Utilize maps and GPS and markers when need
Require knowledge of all safety measures and JSA's.
Shovel inspector for two 2300 MKII's and 7495 CAT/Bucyrus shovels.

Layout technician vs inspector skills

Common layout technician skills

CMM, 13%
CAD, 11%
GD, 9%
Calipers, 6%
Article Inspection, 6%
Inspection Equipment, 6%

Common inspector skills

Sketch, 7%
Good Communication, 7%
Magnetic Particle, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Calipers, 6%
Safety Standards, 5%