Pipe inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between pipe 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 $48,756 average annual salary of a pipe inspector.

The top three skills for a pipe inspector include pipe systems, NDT and API. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Pipe inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Pipe Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$48,756	$51,148
Hourly rate	$23.44	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,382	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Pipe inspector vs lead inspector salary

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

	Pipe Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$48,756	$51,148
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $71,000	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 pipe inspector and lead inspector education

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

	Pipe Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pipe inspector vs lead inspector demographics

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

	Pipe Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.4% Female, 4.6%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.8% Asian, 7.1% White, 51.1% 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 pipe inspector and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Pipe inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain MRB process for all discrepant materials.
Flag for NDE if need for quality assurance.
Determine thickness measurement locations, evaluate NDE data to determine repairs to be make, writing history briefs and repair reports.
Perform regularly schedule packaging line audits to assure that product is being manufacture according to packaging specifications and GMP requirements.
Perform system upgrades several times on steam lines, condensers, air, gas and oil lines.

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.

Pipe inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common pipe inspector skills

Pipe Systems, 32%
NDT, 9%
API, 9%
Drill Pipe, 7%
Rig, 6%
NDE, 4%

Common lead inspector skills

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