Pressure tester vs senior inspector

The differences between pressure testers 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 $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 senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Pressure tester vs senior inspector overview

	Pressure Tester	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$41,480	$53,511
Hourly rate	$19.94	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	6,955	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Pressure tester vs senior inspector salary

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

	Pressure Tester	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$41,480	$53,511
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $81,000	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 pressure tester and senior inspector education

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

	Pressure Tester	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Pressure tester vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Pressure Tester	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 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 pressure tester and senior 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.

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.

Pressure tester vs senior inspector skills

Common pressure tester skills

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

Common senior inspector skills

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