New car inspector vs test operator

The differences between new car inspectors and test operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a test operator has an average salary of $35,591, which is higher than the $27,624 average annual salary of a new car inspector.

The top three skills for a new car inspector include customer service, CSI and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a test operator are test equipment, hand tools, and test procedures.

New car inspector vs test operator overview

	New Car Inspector	Test Operator
Yearly salary	$27,624	$35,591
Hourly rate	$13.28	$17.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	24,956	63,674
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 31%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

New car inspector vs test operator salary

New car inspectors and test operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	New Car Inspector	Test Operator
Average salary	$27,624	$35,591
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $25,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Stratford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Qorvo
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between new car inspector and test operator education

There are a few differences between a new car inspector and a test operator in terms of educational background:

	New Car Inspector	Test Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

New car inspector vs test operator demographics

Here are the differences between new car inspectors' and test operators' demographics:

	New Car Inspector	Test Operator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 84.7% Female, 15.3%	Male, 72.0% Female, 28.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 7.5% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 53.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between new car inspector and test operator duties and responsibilities

New car inspector example responsibilities.

Enhance dealership reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Maintain high customer satisfaction level, excellent CSI scores.
Certify by Chrysler in new car sales as well as commercial sales.
Sell full line of Chevrolet vehicles.
Top salesperson first full month on showroom floor
Perform sales analysis, fill out Honda sales contracts/forms.

Test operator example responsibilities.

Box build sub-assembly level by solder wire into connector, lead, and fan according to MPI and visuals aid.
Experience following procedures and managing GMP documentation.
Work include new lay, tie-ins, repairs, CTS stations, ETS stations.
Install the new version software operation windows.
Complete NDT inspections using multiple inspection methods.
Trouble shoots and repair ICT failures to component level.

New car inspector vs test operator skills

Common new car inspector skills

Customer Service, 29%
CSI, 7%
Customer Satisfaction, 7%
Dealer Trades, 6%
Test Drive, 4%
Product Knowledge, 4%

Common test operator skills

Test Equipment, 9%
Hand Tools, 7%
Test Procedures, 6%
Test Results, 5%
Safety Rules, 4%
Circuit Boards, 4%