Airman vs soldier

The differences between airmen and soldiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an airman has an average salary of $51,612, which is higher than the $36,491 average annual salary of a soldier.

The top three skills for an airman include emergency situations, airmen and logistics. The most important skills for a soldier are us army, weapons training, and teamwork.

Airman vs soldier overview

	Airman	Soldier
Yearly salary	$51,612	$36,491
Hourly rate	$24.81	$17.54
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	373	108
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	24	24
Years of experience	-	-

Airman vs soldier salary

Airmen and soldiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Airman	Soldier
Average salary	$51,612	$36,491
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $22,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between airman and soldier education

There are a few differences between an airman and a soldier in terms of educational background:

	Airman	Soldier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Airman vs soldier demographics

Here are the differences between airmen' and soldiers' demographics:

	Airman	Soldier
Average age	24	24
Gender ratio	Male, 75.8% Female, 24.2%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.7% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 6.9% White, 52.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 14.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.9% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between airman and soldier duties and responsibilities

Airman example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage daily briefings with senior military leadership on status of communication infrastructure and open trouble tickets/work orders.
Train EOD teams to recognize common insurgent devices and TTP.
Conduct initial and refresher simulator and classroom instruction in aircraft systems and air warfare tactics for F-14A aircrew.
Damage control operations include general shipboard firefighting, CBR (chemical, biological and radiological) operations, and HAZMAT operations.
Serve as the unit SME for intelligence support to mission planning, briefing/debriefing, threat systems and unit weapons system employment.
Certify & attend refresher courses for HAZMAT requirements.

Soldier example responsibilities.

Achieve NREMT and CPR certificates.
Lead a platoon of communication specialists within a combat engineering company.
Demonstrate leadership, logistics expertise, communication abilities, computer competencies, teamwork, and multitasking.
Organize platoon physical training daily routine.
Complete military basic training, leadership training and teamwork skills
Train and remain proficient in use of the M4, M249, M240 rifles.

Airman vs soldier skills

Common airman skills

Emergency Situations, 8%
Airmen, 7%
Logistics, 5%
Combat, 4%
Law Enforcement, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%

Common soldier skills

US Army, 28%
Weapons Training, 7%
Teamwork, 6%
Logistics, 6%
Vehicle Maintenance, 5%
Security Clearance, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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