Restaurant inspector vs environmental health specialist

The differences between restaurant inspectors and environmental health specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a restaurant inspector and an environmental health specialist. Additionally, an environmental health specialist has an average salary of $54,789, which is higher than the $51,784 average annual salary of a restaurant inspector.

Restaurant inspector vs environmental health specialist overview

	Restaurant Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Yearly salary	$51,784	$54,789
Hourly rate	$24.90	$26.34
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	74,860	69,497
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	6	6

Restaurant inspector vs environmental health specialist salary

Restaurant inspectors and environmental health specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Restaurant Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Average salary	$51,784	$54,789
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $74,000	Between $38,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	ICU Medical
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between restaurant inspector and environmental health specialist education

There are a few differences between a restaurant inspector and an environmental health specialist in terms of educational background:

	Restaurant Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	Public Health
Most common college	San Diego State University	University of California, Berkeley

Restaurant inspector vs environmental health specialist demographics

Here are the differences between restaurant inspectors' and environmental health specialists' demographics:

	Restaurant Inspector	Environmental Health Specialist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 61.9% Female, 38.1%	Male, 62.8% Female, 37.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 5.0% White, 70.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.7% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between restaurant inspector and environmental health specialist duties and responsibilities

Restaurant inspector example responsibilities.

Manage staff by teaching them the correct procedures along with making sure they are working up to Marriott standards.
Investigate and document incidents using accurate and industry relate terminology to protect against lawsuits and to provide OSHA with additional information.
Conduct subsistence quality assurance inspections in food handling establishments, evaluates and recommends corrective actions for unsanitary conditions.

Environmental health specialist example responsibilities.

Help in managing the implementation of management systems meeting OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 standards.
Manage organization's injury/illness recordkeeping and handle worker's compensation claims.
Provide strategic leadership and work with management on identify EHS issues/recommendations/opportunities to foster continuous improvement of EHS programs and culture.
Maintain SDS and GHS programs.
Serve as an in-house expert for GHS - SDS and labeling issues.
Help integrate EHSMS internal audits with QMS internal audits for ISO 13485 and reviewing QSR.

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