2nd lieutenant vs sergeant

The differences between 2nd lieutenants and sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sergeant has an average salary of $48,557, which is higher than the $40,732 average annual salary of a 2nd lieutenant.

The top three skills for a 2nd lieutenant include platoon, logistics and combat. The most important skills for a sergeant are safety procedures, patrol, and direct supervision.

2nd lieutenant vs sergeant overview

	2nd Lieutenant	Sergeant
Yearly salary	$40,732	$48,557
Hourly rate	$19.58	$23.34
Growth rate	3%	-10%
Number of jobs	1,974	79,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

2nd lieutenant vs sergeant salary

2nd lieutenants and sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	2nd Lieutenant	Sergeant
Average salary	$40,732	$48,557
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $53,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between 2nd lieutenant and sergeant education

There are a few differences between a 2nd lieutenant and a sergeant in terms of educational background:

	2nd Lieutenant	Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Pennsylvania State University

2nd lieutenant vs sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between 2nd lieutenants' and sergeants' demographics:

	2nd Lieutenant	Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 82.2% Female, 17.8%	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 1.8% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between 2nd lieutenant and sergeant duties and responsibilities

2nd lieutenant example responsibilities.

Manage minutiae of daily activities as logistics officer
Receive various operation orders from company leadership, generate courses of action to accomplish assignments, and complete exercises.
Develop and implement improvement plans for unit physical fitness and combat readiness.
Brief senior military commanders and DoD civilians.
Implement new standard operating procedure for wear of equipment to enhance the effectiveness of the platoon in a tactical environment.
Redesign the unit's failing internal controls procedures and then receive a successful evaluation by an external DoD audit team.

Sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage critical incidents including barricade gunmen, VIP visits, homicides, shootings and in-progress crimes.
Manage and submit all schedules for maximum security unit, and all non security staff assign to that unit.
Monitor and manage enlisted promotion boards and actions; publish promotion orders for soldiers being promote to SGT and SSG.
Assist in establishing overall S3 objectives and accomplishing assign missions.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Implement USAF, DoD and MAJCOM security policies while balancing operational needs with security requirements for the protection of classify information.

2nd lieutenant vs sergeant skills

Common 2nd lieutenant skills

Platoon, 23%
Logistics, 15%
Combat, 11%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Weapon Systems, 4%
ROTC, 4%

Common sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Patrol, 14%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Combat, 6%
CPR, 5%