Constable vs sergeant

The differences between constables and sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sergeant has an average salary of $48,557, which is higher than the $38,385 average annual salary of a constable.

The top three skills for a constable include emergency situations, subpoenas and law enforcement agencies. The most important skills for a sergeant are safety procedures, patrol, and direct supervision.

Constable vs sergeant overview

	Constable	Sergeant
Yearly salary	$38,385	$48,557
Hourly rate	$18.45	$23.34
Growth rate	3%	-10%
Number of jobs	96,177	79,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	40	46
Years of experience	-	-

Constable vs sergeant salary

Constables and sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Constable	Sergeant
Average salary	$38,385	$48,557
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $55,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between constable and sergeant education

There are a few differences between a constable and a sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Constable	Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Pennsylvania State University

Constable vs sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between constables' and sergeants' demographics:

	Constable	Sergeant
Average age	40	46
Gender ratio	Male, 80.6% Female, 19.4%	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 2.9% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between constable and sergeant duties and responsibilities

Constable example responsibilities.

Experience in serving subpoenas, recovery orders and arrest warrants.
Serve criminal and civil subpoenas, bench warrants, apprehend subjects, execute seizures and eviction notices.
Serve warrant for truancy, traffic warrants and evictions.
Empower to enforce criminal and civil laws including delivering court summons.
Execute civil process, PFA s, and landlord tenant complaints/ evictions.
Prepare and finalize all court request documents (payment request, affidavit, summons, order).

Sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage critical incidents including barricade gunmen, VIP visits, homicides, shootings and in-progress crimes.
Manage and submit all schedules for maximum security unit, and all non security staff assign to that unit.
Monitor and manage enlisted promotion boards and actions; publish promotion orders for soldiers being promote to SGT and SSG.
Assist in establishing overall S3 objectives and accomplishing assign missions.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Implement USAF, DoD and MAJCOM security policies while balancing operational needs with security requirements for the protection of classify information.

Constable vs sergeant skills

Common constable skills

Emergency Situations, 25%
Subpoenas, 15%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 14%
Cuentas, 12%
Summons, 8%
Evictions, 7%

Common sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Patrol, 14%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Combat, 6%
CPR, 5%