Lead inspector vs inspector general

The differences between lead inspectors and inspectors general 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 $48,026 average annual salary of an inspector general.

The top three skills for a lead inspector include NDT, API and NDE. The most important skills for an inspector general are IG, OIG, and DOD.

Lead inspector vs inspector general overview

	Lead Inspector	Inspector General
Yearly salary	$51,148	$48,026
Hourly rate	$24.59	$23.09
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,734	58,208
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Lead inspector vs inspector general salary

Lead inspectors and inspectors general have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lead Inspector	Inspector General
Average salary	$51,148	$48,026
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $73,000	Between $30,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	West Hartford, CT	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Connecticut
Best paying company	Parsons	MKP Capital Management
Best paying industry	Energy	Government

Differences between lead inspector and inspector general education

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

	Lead Inspector	Inspector General
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lead inspector vs inspector general demographics

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

	Lead Inspector	Inspector General
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%	Male, 69.2% Female, 30.8%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 8.3% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between lead inspector and inspector general duties and responsibilities

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.

Inspector general example responsibilities.

Identify the appropriate DoD organizations and project locations to accomplish assign project objectives.
Conduct complex functional inspections, focuse on logistics management of DoD activities.
Issue hundreds of subpoenas for production of records.
Conduct inquiries, investigations and respond to Hotline complaints.
Install overhead cranes, rail systems, trolley hoists.
Update the GIS system with new data as projects are complete.

Lead inspector vs inspector general skills

Common lead inspector skills

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

Common inspector general skills

IG, 15%
OIG, 12%
DOD, 7%
Corrective Action, 6%
Audit Reports, 6%
Fraud Waste, 5%