Chief safety officer vs chief operating officer, chief technology officer

The differences between chief safety officers and chief operating officer, chief technology officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a chief safety officer and a chief operating officer, chief technology officer. Additionally, a chief operating officer, chief technology officer has an average salary of $180,927, which is higher than the $88,550 average annual salary of a chief safety officer.

The top three skills for a chief safety officer include OSHA, safety program and patient safety. The most important skills for a chief operating officer, chief technology officer are QA, R, and sharepoint.

Chief safety officer vs chief operating officer, chief technology officer overview

	Chief Safety Officer	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer
Yearly salary	$88,550	$180,927
Hourly rate	$42.57	$86.98
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	74,813	127,282
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	45	44
Years of experience	6	6

Chief safety officer vs chief operating officer, chief technology officer salary

Chief safety officers and chief operating officer, chief technology officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Chief Safety Officer	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer
Average salary	$88,550	$180,927
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $157,000	Between $115,000 And $283,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Nuance Communications
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between chief safety officer and chief operating officer, chief technology officer education

There are a few differences between a chief safety officer and a chief operating officer, chief technology officer in terms of educational background:

	Chief Safety Officer	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Chief safety officer vs chief operating officer, chief technology officer demographics

Here are the differences between chief safety officers' and chief operating officer, chief technology officers' demographics:

	Chief Safety Officer	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer
Average age	45	44
Gender ratio	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.6% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	10%

Differences between chief safety officer and chief operating officer, chief technology officer duties and responsibilities

Chief safety officer example responsibilities.

Manage HSE programs for a national corporation specializing in concrete product manufacturing.
Serve as company liaison with attorneys and adjusters for all defense litigation and company representative for depositions in most liability cases.
Perform hazard awareness training and safety supervision to oilfield operations in high H2S areas.

Chief operating officer, chief technology officer example responsibilities.

Manage SaaS operations, corporate office, remote office, and content team.
Manage email, IP phone system, host terminal server and host web sites.
Lead the conversion and implementation of new ERP system to replace multiple legacy systems.
Project manage and direct and build data centers internal designs and associate network infrastructure design, IP networking.
Manage the PMO office responsible for up to 40 simultaneous projects with a staff of 4 project coordinators.
Drive scrum ceremonies, manage artifacts, provide guidance to teams that promote collaboration/ productivity, identify and address dependencies/ impediments.

Chief safety officer vs chief operating officer, chief technology officer skills

Common chief safety officer skills

OSHA, 14%
Safety Program, 13%
Patient Safety, 11%
Risk Management, 10%
Regulatory Compliance, 7%
CMS, 6%

Common chief operating officer, chief technology officer skills

QA, 11%
R, 8%
SharePoint, 6%
Financial Statements, 6%
Technology Infrastructure, 5%
Process Improvement, 5%

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