Layout technician vs parts inspector

The differences between layout technicians and parts inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a layout technician has an average salary of $31,648, which is higher than the $26,649 average annual salary of a parts inspector.

The top three skills for a layout technician include CMM, CAD and GD. The most important skills for a parts inspector are assembly line, safety regulations, and quality standards.

Layout technician vs parts inspector overview

	Layout Technician	Parts Inspector
Yearly salary	$31,648	$26,649
Hourly rate	$15.22	$12.81
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	10,182	39,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Layout technician vs parts inspector salary

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

	Layout Technician	Parts Inspector
Average salary	$31,648	$26,649
Salary range	Between $18,000 And $55,000	Between $20,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	East Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	General Electric
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between layout technician and parts inspector education

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

	Layout Technician	Parts Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Drafting And Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Layout technician vs parts inspector demographics

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

	Layout Technician	Parts Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between layout technician and parts 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.

Parts inspector example responsibilities.

Inventory and manage all stock products within a retail warehousing environment utilizing RF scanner and barcode readers to document material.
Perform repair per FAA CMM guide.
Inspect and sort DVD rentals.
Certify in die blueprint reading and operating CMM & CMC machines.
Operate machinery to help clean and repackage DVD's for distribution.
Report QA inventory and MDR status and collect product/shipment data to determine daily department inspection priorities.

Layout technician vs parts inspector skills

Common layout technician skills

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

Common parts inspector skills

Assembly Line, 13%
Safety Regulations, 11%
Quality Standards, 10%
Inspection Results, 8%
Inspection Procedures, 8%
FAA, 6%