Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs staff sergeant

The differences between correctional supervisors, lieutenant and staff sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a staff sergeant has an average salary of $41,479, 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 staff sergeant are combat, logistical support, and emergency situations.

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs staff sergeant overview

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Staff Sergeant
Yearly salary	$35,726	$41,479
Hourly rate	$17.18	$19.94
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	1,404	68,521
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs staff sergeant salary

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

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Staff Sergeant
Average salary	$35,726	$41,479
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $44,000	Between $31,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between correctional supervisor, lieutenant and staff sergeant education

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

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Staff Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	University of Arizona	Pennsylvania State University

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs staff sergeant demographics

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

	Correctional Supervisor, Lieutenant	Staff Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%	Male, 86.1% Female, 13.9%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between correctional supervisor, lieutenant and staff 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.

Staff sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Facilitate meetings and submit weekly reports, briefings and PowerPoint slides.
Use varies Microsoft programs to create reports, memorandums, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets and email.
Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, terrorism, or other national security threats.
Maintain and operate petroleum logistics operations.
Supervise and discipline airmen under direct supervision.

Correctional supervisor, lieutenant vs staff 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 staff sergeant skills

Combat, 12%
Logistical Support, 8%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Platoon, 6%
NCO, 5%
Law Enforcement, 3%

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