Pressure test operator vs lead inspector

The differences between pressure test operators 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 $35,390 average annual salary of a pressure test operator.

The top three skills for a pressure test operator include pressure test, BOP and . The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Pressure test operator vs lead inspector overview

	Pressure Test Operator	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$35,390	$51,148
Hourly rate	$17.01	$24.59
Growth rate	4%	-3%
Number of jobs	44,590	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	50	45
Years of experience	2	-

Pressure test operator vs lead inspector salary

Pressure test operators and lead inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pressure Test Operator	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$35,390	$51,148
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $48,000	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 pressure test operator and lead inspector education

There are a few differences between a pressure test operator and a lead inspector in terms of educational background:

	Pressure Test Operator	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pressure test operator vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between pressure test operators' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Pressure Test Operator	Lead Inspector
Average age	50	45
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 6.9% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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 pressure test operator and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Pressure test operator example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain well conditions from flow back after frac or perforation procedures through full package well testing procedures.
Perform diagnostics and troubleshooting of RF circuits to isolate errors to determine require corrective action.
Operate a continuous recovery distillation process.

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.

Pressure test operator vs lead inspector skills

Common pressure test operator skills

Pressure Test, 69%
BOP, 31%

Common lead inspector skills

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

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