Plant inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between plant 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 $39,967 average annual salary of a plant inspector.

The top three skills for a plant inspector include asphalt, inspection reports and OSP. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Plant inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Plant Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$39,967	$51,148
Hourly rate	$19.21	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	25,192	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Plant inspector vs lead inspector salary

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

	Plant Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$39,967	$51,148
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $58,000	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 plant inspector and lead inspector education

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

	Plant Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Plant inspector vs lead inspector demographics

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

	Plant Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 80.2% Female, 19.8%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
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, 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 plant inspector and lead inspector 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 )

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.

Plant inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common plant inspector skills

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

Common lead inspector skills

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