Building superintendent vs electrical foreman

The differences between building superintendents and electrical foremen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a building superintendent and an electrical foreman. Additionally, a building superintendent has an average salary of $57,406, which is higher than the $50,996 average annual salary of an electrical foreman.

The top three skills for a building superintendent include plumbing, OSHA and sub contractors. The most important skills for an electrical foreman are NEC, OSHA, and electrical systems.

Building superintendent vs electrical foreman overview

	Building Superintendent	Electrical Foreman
Yearly salary	$57,406	$50,996
Hourly rate	$27.60	$24.52
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	15,744	44,710
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

What does a building superintendent do?

A building superintendent is primarily in charge of overseeing the general maintenance of a residential building. They respond to maintenance concerns from residents, taking action by conducting inspections, repairs, or replacements. They also perform regular maintenance checks on common facilities and systems, maintain grounds in good condition, prepare vacant units for rental, spearhead renovations, and supervise staff or contractors involved in maintenance duties. Moreover, a building superintendent is also responsible for administrative tasks, such as coordinating with internal and external parties, collecting rent from tenants, handling rental violations or evictions, and maintaining records of all transactions.

What does an electrical foreman do?

An electrical foreman is an individual who is responsible for supervising power linesmen and electricians in the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical power lines or electrical systems. Electrical foremen conduct periodic inspections at a construction site to ensure that materials and supplies are available. They must enforce safety regulations, rules, and working conditions among the employees due to their hazardous work setting. They also supervise the operation of an electrical repair shop and train personnel in the safe operation of equipment and tools.

Building superintendent vs electrical foreman salary

Building superintendents and electrical foremen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Superintendent	Electrical Foreman
Average salary	$57,406	$50,996
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $83,000	Between $36,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CDM Smith
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between building superintendent and electrical foreman education

There are a few differences between a building superintendent and an electrical foreman in terms of educational background:

	Building Superintendent	Electrical Foreman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Building superintendent vs electrical foreman demographics

Here are the differences between building superintendents' and electrical foremen' demographics:

	Building Superintendent	Electrical Foreman
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% Asian, 1.4% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 1.4% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between building superintendent and electrical foreman duties and responsibilities

Building superintendent example responsibilities.

Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and teamwork when managing the budget by empowering staff members to participate in controlling expenditures.
Handle all aspects of building maintenance, including force air computerize HVAC system, lawn care, carpentry, and pluming.
Charge with the running and testing of electrical lines, changing switches their connect receptacles.
Negotiate contracts for maintenance, repairs, cleaning, HVAC, and general upkeep of building and grounds for multiple buildings
Repair or replace defective electrical switches and other fixtures.
Maintain all heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment throughout facilities.

Electrical foreman example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise day to day duties of a small crew for upgrades to the DCS and PLC infrastructure system.
Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Provide work orders for employees and order all electrical components by use of Maximo CMMS system.
Connect wiring to motor controls, switches, lighting fixtures, receptacles, circuit breakers, and fuses.
Work with computerize lighting and HVAC systems, require standby generator, access control systems, and closed-circuit surveillance equipment.
Pipe bending with EMT and rigid.

Building superintendent vs electrical foreman skills

Common building superintendent skills

Plumbing, 14%
OSHA, 10%
Sub Contractors, 9%
Safety Standards, 8%
Construction Projects, 6%
HVAC, 6%

Common electrical foreman skills

NEC, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Electrical Systems, 6%
Work Ethic, 6%
Transformers, 5%
Renewable Energy, 4%

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