Boiler operators supervisor vs pump house engineer

The differences between boiler operators supervisors and pump house engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a boiler operators supervisor and a pump house engineer. Additionally, a pump house engineer has an average salary of $69,863, which is higher than the $47,862 average annual salary of a boiler operators supervisor.

The top three skills for a boiler operators supervisor include HVAC, general maintenance and plant operations. The most important skills for a pump house engineer are audio equipment, microphone placement, and pro tools.

Boiler operators supervisor vs pump house engineer overview

	Boiler Operators Supervisor	Pump House Engineer
Yearly salary	$47,862	$69,863
Hourly rate	$23.01	$33.59
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	1,411	23,720
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	2	2

Boiler operators supervisor vs pump house engineer salary

Boiler operators supervisors and pump house engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Boiler Operators Supervisor	Pump House Engineer
Average salary	$47,862	$69,863
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $74,000	Between $46,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between boiler operators supervisor and pump house engineer education

There are a few differences between a boiler operators supervisor and a pump house engineer in terms of educational background:

	Boiler Operators Supervisor	Pump House Engineer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Music
Most common college	-	-

Boiler operators supervisor vs pump house engineer demographics

Here are the differences between boiler operators supervisors' and pump house engineers' demographics:

	Boiler Operators Supervisor	Pump House Engineer
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 96.6% Female, 3.4%	Male, 90.7% Female, 9.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between boiler operators supervisor and pump house engineer duties and responsibilities

Boiler operators supervisor example responsibilities.

Use saws, grinders, tube rollers, torches, and pipe wrenches to accomplish tasks.
Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engage in maintenance and repair of stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries.
Maintain and operate feed water heaters, condensers, coal pulverizers, electrostatic precipitators and evaporators.

Pump house engineer example responsibilities.

Manage PowerPoint and mixing music at the same time.
Travel all around the Midwest as the FOH engineer for the band Harlan Flo (www.harlanflo.com).
Retain several local and national commercial clients while primarily engineering and producing music CDs.
Retain several local and national commercial clients while primarily engineering and producing music CDs.

Boiler operators supervisor vs pump house engineer skills

Common boiler operators supervisor skills

HVAC, 39%
General Maintenance, 25%
Plant Operations, 21%
Troubleshoot, 7%
PSM, 4%
Blowers, 4%

Common pump house engineer skills

Audio Equipment, 40%
Microphone Placement, 10%
Pro Tools, 7%
RAN, 7%
Sound Equipment, 5%
FOH, 5%

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