Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs drill sergeant

The differences between correctional supervisors, lieutenant and drill sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a drill sergeant has an average salary of $100,889, which is higher than the $35,726 average annual salary of a correctional supervisor, lieutenant.

The top three skills for a correctional supervisor, lieutenant include direct supervision, emergency response and vehicle inspections. The most important skills for a drill sergeant are safety procedures, physical fitness training, and individual training.

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs drill sergeant overview

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Yearly salary	$35,726	$100,889
Hourly rate	$17.18	$48.50
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,404	452
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs drill sergeant salary

Correctional supervisors, lieutenant and drill sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Average salary	$35,726	$100,889
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $44,000	Between $73,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between correctional supervisor, lieutenant and drill sergeant education

There are a few differences between a correctional supervisor, lieutenant and a drill sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	University of Arizona	Pennsylvania State University

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs drill sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between correctional supervisors, lieutenant' and drill sergeants' demographics:

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Drill Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 1.8% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between correctional supervisor, lieutenant and drill sergeant duties and responsibilities

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant example responsibilities.

Lead 50 2nd lieutenants, manage schedules, and ensure timely completion of missions.
Develop enforcement strategies to combat delinquent child support scofflaws, domestic battery injunctions and writs of bodily attachments.
Issue weapons and ammunition for transportation officers.

Drill sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage all land and training area use, ammunition use / forecasting, requisitioning, allocations, and inspection.
Orchestrate squadron recognition programs, manage enlisted promotion recommendations and alleviate all airmen quality force issues.
Distribute ammunition to other units.
Exhibit positive leadership for trouble youth/boot camp participants.
Develop supervisory skills through attendance of leadership courses and training sessions.
Supervise all attach combat multipliers, including combat engineers, during construction of all defensive positions and force protection arenas.

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs drill sergeant skills

Common correctional supervisor, lieutenant skills

Direct Supervision, 21%
Emergency Response, 13%
Vehicle Inspections, 12%
Correctional Facility, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 7%

Common drill sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
Physical Fitness Training, 14%
Individual Training, 11%
Professional Development, 9%
Weapons Training, 7%
US Army, 4%

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