Lumber inspector vs catcher

The differences between lumber inspectors and catchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lumber inspector has an average salary of $43,538, which is higher than the $29,157 average annual salary of a catcher.

The top three skills for a lumber inspector include equipment maintenance, shop safety and hardwood. The most important skills for a catcher are quality checks, assembly line, and RAN.

Lumber inspector vs catcher overview

	Lumber Inspector	Catcher
Yearly salary	$43,538	$29,157
Hourly rate	$20.93	$14.02
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,889	625
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber inspector vs catcher salary

Lumber inspectors and catchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lumber Inspector	Catcher
Average salary	$43,538	$29,157
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $67,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Fresno, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between lumber inspector and catcher education

There are a few differences between a lumber inspector and a catcher in terms of educational background:

	Lumber Inspector	Catcher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Property Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lumber inspector vs catcher demographics

Here are the differences between lumber inspectors' and catchers' demographics:

	Lumber Inspector	Catcher
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between lumber inspector and catcher duties and responsibilities

Lumber inspector example responsibilities.

Operate and maintain planers, saws, and kiln dryers.
Contract with local hardwood lumber production facilities to grade and upgrade rough green lumber to be sell.
Supervise 5 people (green chain) / inspecting & grading multiple hardwood species, segregation by dimension/species, up to 40Kbf/day
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.
Inspect, monitor and GPS recording of all water installations to ensure compliance with requirements and specifications.

Catcher example responsibilities.

Scan product using a RF scanner.
Select and match products using RF scanners.
Organize the bullpen schedule for pitches before minor league baseball games.
Record data, numbers, and quota's daily for product run.
Will be train in all areas of production, including sanitation, with constant conformation to cleanliness guidelines and GMP.
Fabricate glass windows and shower doors per customer specifications.

Lumber inspector vs catcher skills

Common lumber inspector skills

Equipment Maintenance, 32%
Shop Safety, 27%
Hardwood, 21%
Quality Standards, 10%
Band Saws, 6%
Customer Specifications, 5%

Common catcher skills

Quality Checks, 43%
Assembly Line, 40%
RAN, 8%
Bullpen, 3%
Machine Operators, 2%
Customer Orders, 2%