Tool inspector vs senior inspector

The differences between tool inspectors and senior 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 $49,213 average annual salary of a tool inspector.

The top three skills for a tool inspector include jigs, hand tools and micrometers. The most important skills for a senior inspector are asphalt, traffic control, and construction inspection.

Tool inspector vs senior inspector overview

	Tool Inspector	Senior Inspector
Yearly salary	$49,213	$53,511
Hourly rate	$23.66	$25.73
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	24,549	16,842
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Tool inspector vs senior inspector salary

Tool inspectors and senior inspectors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tool Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average salary	$49,213	$53,511
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $69,000	Between $35,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	Newington, CT
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between tool inspector and senior inspector education

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

	Tool Inspector	Senior Inspector
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Mechanical Engineering	Civil Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Tool inspector vs senior inspector demographics

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

	Tool Inspector	Senior Inspector
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%	Male, 88.6% Female, 11.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 9.1% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between tool inspector and senior inspector duties and responsibilities

Tool inspector example responsibilities.

Inspect parts using height gauges, travel gauges, indicators, calipers, and comparators.
Read and interpret engineering drawings and inspection procedures in accordance with API.
Perform close tolerance inspection of support tooling including drill jigs, gages and templates.
Perform inspections on machine tooling and spare parts using CMM, vision systems, and other NIST certify equipment.
Interface effectively with other HVAC inspectors in coordinating inspection operations.
Complete FAA require conformity inspections and comply with certification data requirements to present to FAA for approval.

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.

Tool inspector vs senior inspector skills

Common tool inspector skills

Jigs, 18%
Hand Tools, 11%
Micrometers, 7%
CMM, 7%
Calipers, 6%
Coordinate Measuring Machine, 6%

Common senior inspector skills

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