Pole inspector vs senior inspector

The differences between pole 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 $49,219 average annual salary of a pole inspector.

The top three skills for a pole inspector include GPS, utility poles and DIG. The most important skills for a senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Pole inspector vs senior inspector overview

	Pole Inspector	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$49,219	$53,511
Hourly rate	$23.66	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,562	16,842
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Pole inspector vs senior inspector salary

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

	Pole Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$49,219	$53,511
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $78,000	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 pole inspector and senior inspector education

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

	Pole Inspector	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Pole inspector vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Pole Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 97.0% Female, 3.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 57.6% 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 pole inspector and senior inspector duties and responsibilities

Pole inspector example responsibilities.

Dig, holes, inspect poles, travel, treat poles, visual of poles, etc
Complete and thorough utility pole excavations 18"below grind level.
Inspect wood for rot, defaults and damage due to natural conditions.
Inspect safety issues (NESC) for telephone, cable, and electrical lines.
Travele to and inspect power poles for rot or other types of decay throughout Oregon.
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.

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.

Pole inspector vs senior inspector skills

Common pole inspector skills

GPS, 43%
Utility Poles, 33%
DIG, 8%
Pole Inspection, 7%
ROT, 4%
Chemical Treatment, 2%

Common senior inspector skills

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