Chaser vs jammer

The differences between chasers and jammers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a jammer has an average salary of $49,166, which is higher than the $33,363 average annual salary of a chaser.

The top three skills for a chaser include public safety, severe weather and customer service. The most important skills for a jammer are safety program, BHS, and rig.

Chaser vs jammer overview

	Chaser	Jammer
Yearly salary	$33,363	$49,166
Hourly rate	$16.04	$23.64
Growth rate	1%	-4%
Number of jobs	52,179	66
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	46	41
Years of experience	2	-

Chaser vs jammer salary

Chasers and jammers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chaser	Jammer
Average salary	$33,363	$49,166
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $45,000	Between $24,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between chaser and jammer education

There are a few differences between a chaser and a jammer in terms of educational background:

	Chaser	Jammer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 59%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Nursing	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Chaser vs jammer demographics

Here are the differences between chasers' and jammers' demographics:

	Chaser	Jammer
Average age	46	41
Gender ratio	Male, 49.3% Female, 50.7%	Male, 88.1% Female, 11.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 11.5% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.7%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 1.1% White, 74.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	4%

Differences between chaser and jammer duties and responsibilities

Chaser example responsibilities.

Run cash registers, take people's orders, and wash dishes.
Expedite orders base on due date.
Unbel chokers and hand buck logs and a harder crew.
Inspect and evaluate finished goods before send to hand packing, and evaluate parts under IPC regulations.
Opperate chainsaw, tape logs to length, and buck the logs.cut guide holds for yoder.pul line for guide holds
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.

Jammer example responsibilities.

Service and maintenance air compressors and provide high pressure ait to oilfield rig for air drilling operations.
Rig up, rig down, build tools for job, follow saftey requirements and perform job tasks efficiently
run bulldozer string haywire cable and make connections to tail-hold stumps.

Chaser vs jammer skills

Common chaser skills

Public Safety, 24%
Severe Weather, 15%
Customer Service, 12%
Mathematics, 12%
Chokers, 11%
Sales Floor, 8%

Common jammer skills

Safety Program, 48%
BHS, 48%
Rig, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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