Load tester vs quality inspector

The differences between load testers and quality 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 $33,197 average annual salary of a quality inspector.

The top three skills for a load tester include web application, windows and test cases. The most important skills for a quality inspector are calipers, micrometers, and quality standards.

Load tester vs quality inspector overview

	Load Tester	Quality Inspector
Yearly salary	$79,584	$33,197
Hourly rate	$38.26	$15.96
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	7,364	70,978
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Load tester vs quality inspector salary

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

	Load Tester	Quality Inspector
Average salary	$79,584	$33,197
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $115,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Nabors Industries
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between load tester and quality inspector education

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

	Load Tester	Quality Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	-	-

Load tester vs quality inspector demographics

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

	Load Tester	Quality Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%	Male, 53.5% Female, 46.5%
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, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between load tester and quality 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.

Quality inspector example responsibilities.

Task involve use of calipers, optical comparators, volt/ohm meters and curve tracer.
Utilize measuring instruments like calipers, gauges, and micrometers to assure product conformance to customers specifications.
Recycle ESD products as required.
Maintain logs of products as required per AS9100.
Document and inspect for ESD requirements and for proper handling of MSD moisture sensitive devices.
Perform surface plate set-ups, utilizing gage blocks, angle blocks, sine plates and bars.

Load tester vs quality inspector skills

Common load tester skills

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

Common quality inspector skills

Calipers, 9%
Micrometers, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Quality Inspection, 6%
Inspection Results, 4%
CMM, 4%