Marine cargo inspector vs senior inspector

The differences between marine cargo inspectors and senior inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior inspector has an average salary of $53,511, which is higher than the $48,117 average annual salary of a marine cargo inspector.

The top three skills for a marine cargo inspector include USCG, plan review and firefighting. The most important skills for a senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Marine cargo inspector vs senior inspector overview

	Marine Cargo Inspector	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$48,117	$53,511
Hourly rate	$23.13	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	27,941	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	49	45
Years of experience	2	-

Marine cargo inspector vs senior inspector salary

Marine cargo inspectors and senior inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Marine Cargo Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$48,117	$53,511
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $77,000	Between $35,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	Carteret, NJ	Newington, CT
Highest paying state	New Jersey	Connecticut
Best paying company	U.s. Coast Guard	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between marine cargo inspector and senior inspector education

There are a few differences between a marine cargo inspector and a senior inspector in terms of educational background:

	Marine Cargo Inspector	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Marine cargo inspector vs senior inspector demographics

Here are the differences between marine cargo inspectors' and senior inspectors' demographics:

	Marine Cargo Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average age	49	45
Gender ratio	Male, 88.0% Female, 12.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.0% Unknown, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 7.2% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 8.8% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	11%	4%

Differences between marine cargo inspector and senior inspector duties and responsibilities

Marine cargo inspector example responsibilities.

Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.
Perform annual termite inspections of residential and commercial termite contract customers (average 80 per month )

Senior inspector example responsibilities.

Manage contractors and consultants performing compliance relate work including MTR and document control.
Conduct QA tests on questionable motherboards/CPU's and accomplish environmental tests on new PC models.
Coordinate joint surveys with SATORP inspectors and manage clearance of all issue active LBE and NCR.
Maintain active certifications in SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and GMAW welding processes.
Work with ASME, API, AWS, ANSI, ASTM and NACE codes and specifications.
Experience mostly in GTAW and GMAW welding procedures.

Marine cargo inspector vs senior inspector skills

Common marine cargo inspector skills

USCG, 28%
Plan Review, 26%
Firefighting, 18%
Federal Regulations, 11%
API, 7%
International Law, 5%

Common senior inspector skills

Asphalt, 10%
Traffic Control, 8%
Construction Inspection, 6%
NDT, 6%
Inspection Reports, 5%
PT, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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