Construction area manager vs government contractor

The differences between construction area managers and government contractors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a construction area manager and a government contractor. Additionally, a construction area manager has an average salary of $99,134, which is higher than the $76,972 average annual salary of a government contractor.

The top three skills for a construction area manager include OSHA, construction management and project management. The most important skills for a government contractor are cost accounting standards, financial statements, and security clearance.

Construction area manager vs government contractor overview

	Construction Area Manager	Government Contractor
Yearly salary	$99,134	$76,972
Hourly rate	$47.66	$37.01
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	46,664	27,738
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Construction area manager vs government contractor salary

Construction area managers and government contractors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Construction Area Manager	Government Contractor
Average salary	$99,134	$76,972
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $213,000	Between $49,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between construction area manager and government contractor education

There are a few differences between a construction area manager and a government contractor in terms of educational background:

	Construction Area Manager	Government Contractor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Construction area manager vs government contractor demographics

Here are the differences between construction area managers' and government contractors' demographics:

	Construction Area Manager	Government Contractor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 2.8% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 2.9% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between construction area manager and government contractor duties and responsibilities

Construction area manager example responsibilities.

Manage complete design and construction coordination of company's retail properties throughout the Washington/Baltimore area market.
Complete multiple projects ahead of schedule by driving productivity improvements through implementation of new document procedures and Suretrak CPM schedule.
Provide necessary written and oral communication along with RFI responses as required.
Inspect and ensure passing of all city and county building code requirements.

Government contractor example responsibilities.

Lead data migration effort from an unsecure network to an IRS secure network.
Manage and process a conversion of manual time keeping of jobs to an electronic system within Deltek.
Manage all logistics of shipping sensitive information, software and laptops to destinations overseas.
Identify and lead multiple self-identify audit issues on application portfolio management, password security and separation of duties.
Assist with the Govenor and Lt.
State of Nevada, EPA, etc . )

Construction area manager vs government contractor skills

Common construction area manager skills

OSHA, 17%
Construction Management, 14%
Project Management, 11%
Quality Standards, 7%
Building Codes, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%

Common government contractor skills

Cost Accounting Standards, 11%
Financial Statements, 9%
Security Clearance, 6%
Logistics, 6%
Payroll, 5%
DOD, 4%

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