Lumber inspector vs parts inspector

The differences between lumber inspectors and parts inspectors 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 $26,649 average annual salary of a parts inspector.

The top three skills for a lumber inspector include equipment maintenance, shop safety and hardwood. The most important skills for a parts inspector are assembly line, safety regulations, and quality standards.

Lumber inspector vs parts inspector overview

	Lumber Inspector	Parts Inspector
Yearly salary	$43,538	$26,649
Hourly rate	$20.93	$12.81
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,889	39,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber inspector vs parts inspector salary

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

	Lumber Inspector	Parts Inspector
Average salary	$43,538	$26,649
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $67,000	Between $20,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	East Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	General Electric
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between lumber inspector and parts inspector education

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

	Lumber Inspector	Parts Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Property Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lumber inspector vs parts inspector demographics

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

	Lumber Inspector	Parts Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%
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, 11.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between lumber inspector and parts 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.

Parts inspector example responsibilities.

Inventory and manage all stock products within a retail warehousing environment utilizing RF scanner and barcode readers to document material.
Perform repair per FAA CMM guide.
Inspect and sort DVD rentals.
Certify in die blueprint reading and operating CMM & CMC machines.
Operate machinery to help clean and repackage DVD's for distribution.
Report QA inventory and MDR status and collect product/shipment data to determine daily department inspection priorities.

Lumber inspector vs parts inspector skills

Common lumber inspector skills

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

Common parts inspector skills

Assembly Line, 13%
Safety Regulations, 11%
Quality Standards, 10%
Inspection Results, 8%
Inspection Procedures, 8%
FAA, 6%