Resident inspector vs senior inspector

The differences between resident inspectors and senior inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident inspector has an average salary of $55,886, which is higher than the $53,511 average annual salary of a senior inspector.

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

Resident inspector vs senior inspector overview

	Resident Inspector	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$55,886	$53,511
Hourly rate	$26.87	$25.73
Growth rate	-4%	-3%
Number of jobs	22,142	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	50	45
Years of experience	6	-

Resident inspector vs senior inspector salary

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

	Resident Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$55,886	$53,511
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $82,000	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 resident inspector and senior inspector education

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

	Resident Inspector	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	-

Resident inspector vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Resident Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average age	50	45
Gender ratio	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	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%	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	5%	4%

Differences between resident inspector and senior inspector duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Resident inspector vs senior inspector skills

Common resident inspector skills

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

Common senior inspector skills

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