Safety fire boss vs senior inspector

The differences between safety fire bosses and senior inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior inspector has an average salary of $53,511, which is higher than the $52,713 average annual salary of a safety fire boss.

The top three skills for a safety fire boss include safety procedures, pre-shift and air quality. The most important skills for a senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Safety fire boss vs senior inspector overview

	Safety Fire Boss	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$52,713	$53,511
Hourly rate	$25.34	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,301	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Safety fire boss vs senior inspector salary

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

	Safety Fire Boss	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$52,713	$53,511
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $77,000	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 safety fire boss and senior inspector education

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

	Safety Fire Boss	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Safety fire boss vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Safety Fire Boss	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
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, 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	4%	4%

Differences between safety fire boss and senior 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.

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.

Safety fire boss vs senior inspector skills

Common safety fire boss skills

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

Common senior inspector skills

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