Contractor/service technician vs crew supervisor

The differences between contractor/service technicians and crew supervisors 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 contractor/service technician and a crew supervisor. Additionally, a contractor/service technician has an average salary of $59,873, which is higher than the $41,760 average annual salary of a crew supervisor.

The top three skills for a contractor/service technician include commercial buildings, financial statements and DOT. The most important skills for a crew supervisor are safety procedures, CDL, and mowing.

Contractor/service technician vs crew supervisor overview

	Contractor/Service Technician	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$59,873	$41,760
Hourly rate	$28.79	$20.08
Growth rate	-8%	18%
Number of jobs	92,724	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs crew supervisor salary

Contractor/service technicians and crew supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Contractor/Service Technician	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$59,873	$41,760
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $88,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Hill International
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between contractor/service technician and crew supervisor education

There are a few differences between a contractor/service technician and a crew supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Contractor/Service Technician	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs crew supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between contractor/service technicians' and crew supervisors' demographics:

	Contractor/Service Technician	Crew Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 1.5% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between contractor/service technician and crew supervisor duties and responsibilities

Contractor/service technician example responsibilities.

Manage after-hour phone consultations and create referral records for 2.2k patients while ensuring care continuity from civilian medical facilities.
Handle all computer setup, equipment maintenance, and supply logistics.
Coordinate LMS activity by acting as a liaison between multiple departments.
Work with internal and external partners to plan for and address LMS issues.
Advise on quality of technical data produce by integrate logistics support (ILS) teams.
Provide further training to group in Unix, as well as tracing and resolving network issues in unix and windows platforms.

Crew supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform all excavations.
Maintain procedural hierarchy and chain of command.
Operate a bobcat and excavator to complete job tasks.
Provide technical support of all as-built data and field sketches to drafting.
Ensure pre-operational checks of firefighting equipment are in safe and working order.
Dig ditches and level earth to grade specification by using a pick and shovel.

Contractor/service technician vs crew supervisor skills

Common contractor/service technician skills

Commercial Buildings, 17%
Financial Statements, 7%
DOT, 7%
Troubleshoot, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Payroll, 5%

Common crew supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
CDL, 6%
Mowing, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Standards, 4%
CPR, 3%

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