Project inspector vs resident inspector

The differences between project inspectors and resident inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a project inspector and a resident inspector. Additionally, a project inspector has an average salary of $68,048, which is higher than the $55,886 average annual salary of a resident inspector.

The top three skills for a project inspector include construction projects, asphalt and traffic control. The most important skills for a resident inspector are rehabilitation, OSHA, and construction management.

Project inspector vs resident inspector overview

	Project Inspector	Resident Inspector
Yearly salary	$68,048	$55,886
Hourly rate	$32.72	$26.87
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	58,403	22,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Project inspector vs resident inspector salary

Project inspectors and resident inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Project Inspector	Resident Inspector
Average salary	$68,048	$55,886
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $119,000	Between $37,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	Olympia, WA	-
Highest paying state	Washington	-
Best paying company	Colonial Pipeline	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between project inspector and resident inspector education

There are a few differences between a project inspector and a resident inspector in terms of educational background:

	Project Inspector	Resident Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Project inspector vs resident inspector demographics

Here are the differences between project inspectors' and resident inspectors' demographics:

	Project Inspector	Resident Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.4% White, 68.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between project inspector and resident inspector duties and responsibilities

Project inspector example responsibilities.

Manage third party contractors including safety oversight, environmental design specification compliance, and similar construction specifications and requirements.
Work with OSHA as immediate response of safety issues at nuclear power plants.
Coordinate with designers drawing clarification's and RFI's to ensure contractor work progress.
Verify NCDOT bridge design plans to ensure span lengths, materials, and directions match with WIGINSinformation.
Assist with payroll functions including collecting time sheets, entering time and attendance information into automated database and disbursing paychecks.
Maintain and create engineering blue prints using AutoCAD.

Resident inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and inspect fiber optic cable placement, fiber drop installations and associate construction activities for an assign OSP project.
Provide monthly PCOR/CO, Submittals, RFI s logs and status report.
Follow API and quality standard methods, techniques to detect defects, and assure quality of the product.
Prepare RFI's to the project designer for project changes and review contractor's materials and equipment submittals for approval.
Use a variety of conventional and advance inspection devices, CMM tools and instruments to verify dimension to drawing specifications.
Coordinate customer interaction, providing direction and oversight in regard to maintenance, safety, quality assurance and training.

Project inspector vs resident inspector skills

Common project inspector skills

Construction Projects, 12%
Asphalt, 8%
Traffic Control, 8%
Inspection Reports, 7%
DOT, 7%
Construction Management, 7%

Common resident inspector skills

Rehabilitation, 19%
OSHA, 15%
Construction Management, 10%
Safety Checks, 7%
Construction Projects, 4%
Construction Sites, 3%