Contractor/service technician vs field supervisor

The differences between contractor/service technicians and field 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 field supervisor. Additionally, a contractor/service technician has an average salary of $59,873, which is higher than the $42,894 average annual salary of a field supervisor.

The top three skills for a contractor/service technician include commercial buildings, financial statements and DOT. The most important skills for a field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Contractor/service technician vs field supervisor overview

	Contractor/Service Technician	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$59,873	$42,894
Hourly rate	$28.79	$20.62
Growth rate	-8%	8%
Number of jobs	92,724	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs field supervisor salary

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$59,873	$42,894
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $88,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PNM Resources
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between contractor/service technician and field supervisor education

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Contractor/service technician vs field supervisor demographics

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

	Contractor/Service Technician	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 61.6% Female, 38.4%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
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, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between contractor/service technician and field 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.

Field supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage well site personnel and all lease operators, completing records, ensuring certifications and maintaining personnel data when require.
Project manage and monitor all print job requests via TRAC (RICOH web base job requesting and reporting tool).
Manage logistics and implementation of an experiential marketing campaign in a mall setting - including on-site management.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as trucks and trailers, mowers, snow blowers and power tools.
Have pipe, unlimite plate, and sheet metal certifications.
Operate machinery including mowers, trimmers, thatchers, and aerators.

Contractor/service technician vs field supervisor skills

Common contractor/service technician skills

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

Common field supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Quality Standards, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Direct Supervision, 7%
HR, 7%

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