How To Become A Product Inspection Supervisor: What It Is and Career Path

What is a product inspection supervisor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a product inspection supervisor. For example, did you know that they make an average of $22.76 an hour? That's $47,340 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 33,700 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreProduct Inspection SupervisorUS Average

Salary

3.7

Avg. Salary $47,340

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

8.1

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.6

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.71%

Asian 4.88%

Black or African American 11.52%

Hispanic or Latino 18.05%

Unknown 4.13%

White 60.72%

Gender

female 28.86%

male 71.14%

Age - 47

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 47

Stress level

8.1

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

7.1

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

3.3

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a product inspection supervisor

Explore product inspection supervisor education requirements

Most common product inspection supervisor degrees

Bachelor's

54.5 %

Associate

16.7 %

High School Diploma

14.7 %

Start to develop specific product inspection supervisor skills

Skills	Percentages
Product Flow	50.15%
Direct Reports	10.77%
FDA	8.52%
R	8.27%
Continuous Improvement	4.77%

Complete relevant product inspection supervisor training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New product inspection supervisors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a product inspection supervisor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real product inspection supervisor resumes.

Research product inspection supervisor duties and responsibilities

Manage and implement merchandising strategy for POS marketing and display inventory.
Educate current and prospective clients in areas of industry standards, FDA compliance requirements, rules, and regulations.
Lead calibration sessions for leadership team and quality assurance specialists to ensure student experience expectations are consistent and coach appropriately.
Certify as EHS auditor performing manufacturing areas weekly inspections.

Apply for product inspection supervisor jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a product inspection supervisor job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Product inspection supervisor reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2022

Cons

When my children were young and still in school, I didn't like not having a work-life balance to be with the family. But now my family is grown up with there own families.