Load tester vs lead inspector

The differences between load testers and lead inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a load tester has an average salary of $79,584, which is higher than the $51,148 average annual salary of a lead inspector.

The top three skills for a load tester include web application, windows and test cases. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Load tester vs lead inspector overview

	Load Tester	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$79,584	$51,148
Hourly rate	$38.26	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	7,364	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Load tester vs lead inspector salary

Load testers and lead inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Load Tester	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$79,584	$51,148
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $115,000	Between $35,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between load tester and lead inspector education

There are a few differences between a load tester and a lead inspector in terms of educational background:

	Load Tester	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	-	-

Load tester vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between load testers' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Load Tester	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 11.5% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between load tester and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Load tester example responsibilities.

Manage departmental inventory and troubleshoot testing, reporting and inventory issues.
Parameterize actions and create files using random, sequential and unique options in VUGen.
Involve to run the ETL process to make the data files into stranded file to process the data into control tables.
Execute integration system and regression testing scripts.
Execute extensive data and functionality-driven regression testing, develop test-data in accordance with altering client requests and changes to industry regulations.
Test usability and cross-site security vulnerability functionality of application.

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.

Load tester vs lead inspector skills

Common load tester skills

Web Application, 10%
Windows, 7%
Test Cases, 7%
Test Scenarios, 6%
Mainframe, 5%
Java, 4%

Common lead inspector skills

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