Plant inspector vs catcher

The differences between plant inspectors and catchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a plant inspector has an average salary of $39,967, which is higher than the $29,157 average annual salary of a catcher.

The top three skills for a plant inspector include asphalt, inspection reports and OSP. The most important skills for a catcher are quality checks, assembly line, and RAN.

Plant inspector vs catcher overview

	Plant Inspector	Catcher
Yearly salary	$39,967	$29,157
Hourly rate	$19.21	$14.02
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	25,192	625
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plant inspector vs catcher salary

Plant inspectors and catchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Plant Inspector	Catcher
Average salary	$39,967	$29,157
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Fresno, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Dairy Farmers of America
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between plant inspector and catcher education

There are a few differences between a plant inspector and a catcher in terms of educational background:

	Plant Inspector	Catcher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plant inspector vs catcher demographics

Here are the differences between plant inspectors' and catchers' demographics:

	Plant Inspector	Catcher
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 80.2% Female, 19.8%	Male, 63.8% Female, 36.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 9.0% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 7.4% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between plant inspector and catcher duties and responsibilities

Plant inspector example responsibilities.

Interpret results of external, internal and NDE inspection data.
Supervise and coordinate tasks of airframe and power plant troubleshooting.
Log unsafe problems or any other problems with the car into BMW's control network.
Perform regularly schedule packaging line audits to assure that product is being manufacture according to packaging specifications and GMP requirements.
Perform annual termite inspections of residential and commercial termite contract customers (average 80 per month )

Catcher example responsibilities.

Scan product using a RF scanner.
Select and match products using RF scanners.
Organize the bullpen schedule for pitches before minor league baseball games.
Record data, numbers, and quota's daily for product run.
Will be train in all areas of production, including sanitation, with constant conformation to cleanliness guidelines and GMP.
Fabricate glass windows and shower doors per customer specifications.

Plant inspector vs catcher skills

Common plant inspector skills

Asphalt, 66%
Inspection Reports, 7%
OSP, 4%
API, 4%
NDE, 3%
Plant Inspection, 3%

Common catcher skills

Quality Checks, 43%
Assembly Line, 40%
RAN, 8%
Bullpen, 3%
Machine Operators, 2%
Customer Orders, 2%