Pressure tester vs lead inspector

The differences between pressure testers 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 $41,480 average annual salary of a pressure tester.

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

Pressure tester vs lead inspector overview

	Pressure Tester	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$41,480	$51,148
Hourly rate	$19.94	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	6,955	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Pressure tester vs lead inspector salary

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

	Pressure Tester	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$41,480	$51,148
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $81,000	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 tester and lead inspector education

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

	Pressure Tester	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pressure tester vs lead inspector demographics

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

	Pressure Tester	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 7.9% White, 58.8% 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 pressure tester and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Pressure tester example responsibilities.

Lead and assist safety meeting and JSA discussion.
Clean and perform maintenance of large PCB testing machines.
Inspect hydro-test equipment and instruments.
Test performance and troubleshot issues of electromechanical assemblies and analysis system.
Train in new hires on mowers and golf course machinery.
Test, evaluate, and integrate new intelligence collection and dissemination systems bring into Korea for use by the USFK.

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 tester vs lead inspector skills

Common pressure tester skills

Rig, 30%
BOP, 20%
PSI, 11%
Plug Valves, 8%
CDL, 6%
Assembly Line, 5%

Common lead inspector skills

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