Airman first class vs service supervisor

The differences between airman first classes and service supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an airman first class, becoming a service supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an airman first class has an average salary of $86,712, which is higher than the $52,539 average annual salary of a service supervisor.

The top three skills for an airman first class include combat, weapon systems and logistics. The most important skills for a service supervisor are patients, cleanliness, and safety procedures.

Airman first class vs service supervisor overview

	Airman First Class	Service Supervisor
Yearly salary	$86,712	$52,539
Hourly rate	$41.69	$25.26
Growth rate	8%	6%
Number of jobs	30,292	77,954
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	44	47
Years of experience	4	6

Airman first class vs service supervisor salary

Airman first classes and service supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Airman First Class	Service Supervisor
Average salary	$86,712	$52,539
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $170,000	Between $34,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between airman first class and service supervisor education

There are a few differences between an airman first class and a service supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Airman First Class	Service Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Airman first class vs service supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between airman first classes' and service supervisors' demographics:

	Airman First Class	Service Supervisor
Average age	44	47
Gender ratio	Male, 74.6% Female, 25.4%	Male, 54.1% Female, 45.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 6.0% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	12%	8%

Differences between airman first class and service supervisor duties and responsibilities

Airman first class example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage multiple implementations of EDI transactions.
Lead basic reconnaissance operations and report enemy movements to commanding officers.
Review, analyze, and disseminate intelligence information for senior leadership, combat and mobility aircrews ensuring information is timely/accurate.
Promote to new e-Business team.
Certify in CPR from adult to infant.
Generate reports and create PowerPoint presentations for superiors to use at meetings.

Service supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage migrations from in-house to third party to SharePoint (SPS/WSS/CMS) architectures.
Monitor integration orders and product allocation, insuring the department's SLA's are achieved.
Manage night and day sort for DHL with routes run by union couriers and independent contract couriers.
Handle print queue issues, manage PC loaner program, and manage the PC refresh for the office.
Manage the rig up, pumping, and rig down of high pressure and high rate frac jobs.
Manage major plastic injection mold tool refurbishment and part bank build program for the top selling A/C recovery unit.

Airman first class vs service supervisor skills

Common airman first class skills

Combat, 16%
Weapon Systems, 5%
Logistics, 5%
Individual Training, 5%
Leadership, 4%
PFC, 4%

Common service supervisor skills

Patients, 11%
Cleanliness, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Patient Care, 5%
Direct Supervision, 5%
Professional Development, 4%

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