Service inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between service inspectors and lead inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead inspector has an average salary of $51,148, which is higher than the $46,087 average annual salary of a service inspector.

The top three skills for a service inspector include lawn care, inspection reports and III. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Service inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Service Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$46,087	$51,148
Hourly rate	$22.16	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	16,596	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Service inspector vs lead inspector salary

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

	Service Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$46,087	$51,148
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $71,000	Between $35,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	Broomfield, CO	West Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	Louisiana	Connecticut
Best paying company	Siemens	Parsons
Best paying industry	Government	Energy

Differences between service inspector and lead inspector education

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

	Service Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Service inspector vs lead inspector demographics

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

	Service Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 74.3% Female, 25.7%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 8.5% White, 53.9% 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 service inspector and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Service inspector example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain MRB process for all discrepant materials.
Charge units, brazing, basic wiring, and assemble valves and dryers for each unit.
Conduct dimensional and visual inspections procedures on CMM machines to ensure geometrical characteristics of the product are in specification.
Train and experience in termite renewal home inspection, including within crawlspaces of all sizes.
Perform annual termite inspections of residential and commercial termite contract customers (average 80 per month )
Perform structural steel erection inspection activities in accordance with safety and quality requirements.

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.

Service inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common service inspector skills

Lawn Care, 70%
Inspection Reports, 4%
III, 4%
Inspection Results, 4%
Data Entry, 3%
Medicaid, 2%

Common lead inspector skills

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