Pipe inspector vs senior inspector

The differences between pipe 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 $48,756 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 senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Pipe inspector vs senior inspector overview

	Pipe Inspector	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$48,756	$53,511
Hourly rate	$23.44	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,382	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Pipe inspector vs senior inspector salary

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

	Pipe Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$48,756	$53,511
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $71,000	Between $35,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	Newington, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between pipe inspector and senior inspector education

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

	Pipe Inspector	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Pipe inspector vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Pipe Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.4% Female, 4.6%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 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	4%	4%

Differences between pipe inspector and senior 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.

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.

Pipe inspector vs senior inspector skills

Common pipe inspector skills

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

Common senior inspector skills

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