Source control inspector vs lead inspector

The differences between source control 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 $37,742 average annual salary of a source control inspector.

The top three skills for a source control inspector include calipers, engineering drawings and dimensional inspection. The most important skills for a lead inspector are NDT, API, and NDE.

Source control inspector vs lead inspector overview

	Source Control Inspector	Lead Inspector
Yearly salary	$37,742	$51,148
Hourly rate	$18.15	$24.59
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	46,974	17,734
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Source control inspector vs lead inspector salary

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

	Source Control Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average salary	$37,742	$51,148
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $48,000	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 source control inspector and lead inspector education

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

	Source Control Inspector	Lead Inspector
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Source control inspector vs lead inspector demographics

Here are the differences between source control inspectors' and lead inspectors' demographics:

	Source Control Inspector	Lead Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 77.6% Female, 22.4%	Male, 76.9% Female, 23.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.0% 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 source control inspector and lead inspector duties and responsibilities

Source control inspector example responsibilities.

Create AS9102 FAI inspection packages for FAA on first article machine parts.
Complete audits of suppliers business as FMC want their vendors to be ISO qualify.
Issue 8130-9 to ODA for parts and assemblies which meet type design for FAA conformity.
Perform AQL inspection for the returned batches for their specify quality attributes and complete the necessary disposition documentation.
Present responsible to issue 8130-3 certs for final inspection of APU's LRU's mechanical and electrical at P/W Jupiter Florida.

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.

Source control inspector vs lead inspector skills

Common source control inspector skills

Calipers, 14%
Engineering Drawings, 11%
Dimensional Inspection, 10%
GD, 8%
Micrometers, 6%
CMM, 6%

Common lead inspector skills

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

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