Road inspector vs project inspector

The differences between road inspectors and project 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 road inspector and a project inspector. Additionally, a project inspector has an average salary of $68,048, which is higher than the $47,214 average annual salary of a road inspector.

The top three skills for a road inspector include field testing, road construction and traffic control devices. The most important skills for a project inspector are construction projects, asphalt, and traffic control.

Road inspector vs project inspector overview

	Road Inspector	Project Inspector
Yearly salary	$47,214	$68,048
Hourly rate	$22.70	$32.72
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	30,492	58,403
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	6

Road inspector vs project inspector salary

Road inspectors and project inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Road Inspector	Project Inspector
Average salary	$47,214	$68,048
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $75,000	Between $38,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Colonial Pipeline
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between road inspector and project inspector education

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

	Road Inspector	Project Inspector
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	San Diego State University	San Diego State University

Road inspector vs project inspector demographics

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

	Road Inspector	Project Inspector
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 86.7% Female, 13.3%	Male, 90.2% Female, 9.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 3.3% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between road inspector and project inspector duties and responsibilities

Road inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and inspect fiber optic cable placement, fiber drop installations and associate construction activities for an assign OSP project.
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.

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.

Road inspector vs project inspector skills

Common road inspector skills

Field Testing, 69%
Road Construction, 19%
Traffic Control Devices, 12%

Common project inspector skills

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