Shop estimator vs lead inspector

The differences between shop estimators and lead inspectors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a shop estimator has an average salary of $54,721, which is higher than the $51,148 average annual salary of a lead inspector.

The top three skills for a shop estimator include insurance adjusters, customer satisfaction and management system. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Shop estimator vs lead inspector overview

	Shop Estimator	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$54,721	$51,148
Hourly rate	$26.31	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	21,943	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Shop estimator vs lead inspector salary

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

	Shop Estimator	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$54,721	$51,148
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $73,000	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 shop estimator and lead inspector education

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

	Shop Estimator	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shop estimator vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between shop estimators' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Shop Estimator	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 79.7% Female, 20.3%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% Asian, 8.4% White, 51.5% 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 shop estimator and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Shop estimator example responsibilities.

Manage the estimating of a commercial & industrial plumbing and mechanical contracting business.
Report potential fraudulent claims to SIU.
Maintain excellent customer rapport and high CSI scores.
Refer suspicious auto claims to the SIU department.
Conduct customer follow ups resulting in high CSI ratings.
Work with Mitchell, ADP, CCC1 management systems.

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.

Shop estimator vs lead inspector skills

Common shop estimator skills

Insurance Adjusters, 15%
Customer Satisfaction, 15%
Management System, 14%
Insurance Claims, 10%
CCC, 10%
Vehicle Damage, 8%

Common lead inspector skills

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