Safety fire boss vs lead inspector

The differences between safety fire bosses and lead inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a safety fire boss has an average salary of $52,713, which is higher than the $51,148 average annual salary of a lead inspector.

The top three skills for a safety fire boss include safety procedures, pre-shift and air quality. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Safety fire boss vs lead inspector overview

	Safety Fire Boss	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$52,713	$51,148
Hourly rate	$25.34	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,301	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Safety fire boss vs lead inspector salary

Safety fire bosses and lead inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Safety Fire Boss	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$52,713	$51,148
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $77,000	Between $35,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between safety fire boss and lead inspector education

There are a few differences between a safety fire boss and a lead inspector in terms of educational background:

	Safety Fire Boss	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Safety fire boss vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between safety fire bosses' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Safety Fire Boss	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 5.5% White, 72.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between safety fire boss and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Safety fire boss example responsibilities.

Manage and facilitate extensive Safety/Security and HAZMAT training for all personnel.
Fire boss, section boss, run bolters, run scoops, run shuttle cars etc.
Conduct pre-shift and on-shift exams of belts and roadways.
Assist refinery personnel and safety representatives daily, receive jobs from operators and delegate the task to other safety attendants.
Complete JSA hazard identification and mitigation.
Perform safety and hazardous decontamination training and JSA tailgate meetings.

Lead inspector example responsibilities.

Manage survey crews on prelim route survey, and HDD core sample crews.
Coordinate joint surveys with SATORP inspectors and manage clearance of all issue active LBE and NCR.
Authore numerous new corporate NDT procedures, update procedures and administer all NDE corporate activities.
Comply with all AS9100 and NADCAP requirements.
Inspect articles to correct design, tooling and jigs.
Total of 7 HDD crossings and 2 major highway crossings.

Safety fire boss vs lead inspector skills

Common safety fire boss skills

Safety Procedures, 45%
Pre-Shift, 40%
Air Quality, 15%

Common lead inspector skills

NDT, 7%
API, 6%
NDE, 5%
Inspection Reports, 5%
III, 5%
Corrective Action, 4%