Lumber inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between lumber inspectors and lead inspectors 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 $43,538 average annual salary of a lumber inspector.

The top three skills for a lumber inspector include equipment maintenance, shop safety and hardwood. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Lumber inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Lumber Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$43,538	$51,148
Hourly rate	$20.93	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,889	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber inspector vs lead inspector salary

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

	Lumber Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$43,538	$51,148
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $67,000	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 lumber inspector and lead inspector education

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

	Lumber Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Property Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lumber inspector vs lead inspector demographics

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

	Lumber Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 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 lumber inspector and lead inspector 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.

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.

Lumber inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common lumber inspector skills

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

Common lead inspector skills

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