Residential building inspector vs resident inspector

The differences between residential building 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 residential building inspector and a resident inspector. Additionally, a resident inspector has an average salary of $55,886, which is higher than the $48,597 average annual salary of a residential building inspector.

The top three skills for a residential building inspector include sketch, windows and plumbing. The most important skills for a resident inspector are rehabilitation, OSHA, and construction management.

Residential building inspector vs resident inspector overview

	Residential Building Inspector	Resident Inspector
Yearly salary	$48,597	$55,886
Hourly rate	$23.36	$26.87
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	28,745	22,142
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Residential building inspector vs resident inspector salary

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

	Residential Building Inspector	Resident Inspector
Average salary	$48,597	$55,886
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $82,000	Between $37,000 And $82,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between residential building inspector and resident inspector education

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

	Residential Building Inspector	Resident Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Residential building inspector vs resident inspector demographics

Here are the differences between residential building inspectors' and resident inspectors' demographics:

	Residential Building Inspector	Resident Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 87.8% Female, 12.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.1% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.4% White, 69.2% 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 residential building inspector and resident inspector duties and responsibilities

Residential building inspector example responsibilities.

Lead site excavations, form structuring, and supervise concrete pours.
Perform residential building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical inspections.
Pass all require residential building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspector exams.
Conduct inspections of newly build or previously own homes, condominiums, town homes, manufacture homes.

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.

Residential building inspector vs resident inspector skills

Common residential building inspector skills

Sketch, 39%
Windows, 10%
Plumbing, 10%
Residential Buildings, 9%
Inspection Process, 8%
HVAC, 6%

Common resident inspector skills

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

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