Lumber inspector vs weld inspector

The differences between lumber inspectors and weld inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a weld inspector has an average salary of $50,441, 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 weld inspector are pipeline project, NDT, and NDE.

Lumber inspector vs weld inspector overview

	Lumber Inspector	Weld Inspector
Yearly salary	$43,538	$50,441
Hourly rate	$20.93	$24.25
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,889	16,559
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Lumber inspector vs weld inspector salary

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

	Lumber Inspector	Weld Inspector
Average salary	$43,538	$50,441
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $67,000	Between $33,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lumber inspector and weld inspector education

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

	Lumber Inspector	Weld Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Property Management	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Lumber inspector vs weld inspector demographics

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

	Lumber Inspector	Weld Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 90.3% Female, 9.7%
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, 11.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between lumber inspector and weld 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.

Weld inspector example responsibilities.

Inspect all coating application to ensure proper application and WFT is achieved per clients and manufacturers specifications and standards.
Instruct current and new welders in drawing and WPS reading.
Monitor compliance with WPS, specifications, codes, and standards.
Review shop drawings while performing tasks according to specifications of SMAW type welding
Record all detail defects for use in the future with FDA regulations.
Inspect FBE coating on final bench and calibrations of all test equipment.

Lumber inspector vs weld inspector skills

Common lumber inspector skills

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

Common weld inspector skills

Pipeline Project, 9%
NDT, 8%
NDE, 7%
Inspect Welds, 7%
PT, 6%
Tie-Ins, 5%