Senior inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between senior inspectors and lead 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 $51,148 average annual salary of a lead inspector.

The top three skills for a senior inspector include asphalt, traffic control and construction inspection. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Senior inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Senior Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$53,511	$51,148
Hourly rate	$25.73	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,842	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Senior inspector vs lead inspector salary

Senior inspectors and lead inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$53,511	$51,148
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $80,000	Between $35,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	Newington, CT	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Connecticut
Best paying company	PBF Energy	Parsons
Best paying industry	Technology	Energy

Differences between senior inspector and lead inspector education

There are a few differences between a senior inspector and a lead inspector in terms of educational background:

	Senior Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Civil Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Senior inspector vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between senior inspectors' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Senior Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	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%	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 senior inspector and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

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.

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.

Senior inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common senior inspector skills

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

Common lead inspector skills

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