Shop estimator vs quality inspector

The differences between shop estimators and quality 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 $33,197 average annual salary of a quality inspector.

The top three skills for a shop estimator include insurance adjusters, customer satisfaction and management system. The most important skills for a quality inspector are calipers, micrometers, and quality standards.

Shop estimator vs quality inspector overview

	Shop Estimator	Quality Inspector
Yearly salary	$54,721	$33,197
Hourly rate	$26.31	$15.96
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	21,943	70,978
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Shop estimator vs quality inspector salary

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

	Shop Estimator	Quality Inspector
Average salary	$54,721	$33,197
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $73,000	Between $25,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Nabors Industries
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between shop estimator and quality inspector education

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

	Shop Estimator	Quality Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Shop estimator vs quality inspector demographics

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

	Shop Estimator	Quality Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 79.7% Female, 20.3%	Male, 53.5% Female, 46.5%
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, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 8.5% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between shop estimator and quality 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.

Quality inspector example responsibilities.

Task involve use of calipers, optical comparators, volt/ohm meters and curve tracer.
Utilize measuring instruments like calipers, gauges, and micrometers to assure product conformance to customers specifications.
Recycle ESD products as required.
Maintain logs of products as required per AS9100.
Document and inspect for ESD requirements and for proper handling of MSD moisture sensitive devices.
Perform surface plate set-ups, utilizing gage blocks, angle blocks, sine plates and bars.

Shop estimator vs quality inspector skills

Common shop estimator skills

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

Common quality inspector skills

Calipers, 9%
Micrometers, 7%
Quality Standards, 6%
Quality Inspection, 6%
Inspection Results, 4%
CMM, 4%