Crew boss vs forest ranger

The differences between crew bosses and forest rangers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a forest ranger has an average salary of $41,431, which is higher than the $36,286 average annual salary of a crew boss.

The top three skills for a crew boss include CDL, RAN and water pumps. The most important skills for a forest ranger are patrol, equipment maintenance, and GPS.

Crew boss vs forest ranger overview

	Crew Boss	Forest Ranger
Yearly salary	$36,286	$41,431
Hourly rate	$17.45	$19.92
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	63,527	582
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Crew boss vs forest ranger salary

Crew bosses and forest rangers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crew Boss	Forest Ranger
Average salary	$36,286	$41,431
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	Dover, DE
Highest paying state	-	Pennsylvania
Best paying company	-	Americorps
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between crew boss and forest ranger education

There are a few differences between a crew boss and a forest ranger in terms of educational background:

	Crew Boss	Forest Ranger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Forestry
Most common college	-	North Carolina State University

Crew boss vs forest ranger demographics

Here are the differences between crew bosses' and forest rangers' demographics:

	Crew Boss	Forest Ranger
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%	Male, 80.0% Female, 20.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 1.8% White, 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 1.9% White, 69.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between crew boss and forest ranger duties and responsibilities

Crew boss example responsibilities.

Manage daily deck operations on multiple commercial fishing vessels to ensure all operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Perform CPR on heart attack victim until arrival of medical transport helicopter.
Conduct engine and pump operations, in coordination with patrol and mop up operations.
Run D8 bulldozer, shovels, set chocker s under the yarder, drag guidelines and pull heavy cable.
Provide end-user direct support for domain's workstations, notebooks, ERP S/W, POS registers, and remote nodes.
Remodel bathrooms, caulking, mowing, pool chemicals, painting, landscape, plumbing, lighting, steam cleaning etc.

Forest ranger example responsibilities.

Evaluate students on leadership, time management, organization and ability to accomplish missions.
Facilitate CFM processes around Sango-bay Eco-system aim at community participation in reduction of biodiversity losses.
Operate GPS unit marking tracts around fire unit.
Patrol assign areas for signs of fire, vandalism, trespass, safety hazards etc.
Cut and clear bushes, dig trenches to create fire linesusing axes, chainsaws or shovels.
Test and maintain tools, equipment, jump gear and parachutes to ensure readiness for fire suppression activities.

Crew boss vs forest ranger skills

Common crew boss skills

CDL, 16%
RAN, 9%
Water Pumps, 9%
Fire Behavior, 9%
S-130, 8%
Fire Line, 8%

Common forest ranger skills

Patrol, 57%
Equipment Maintenance, 9%
GPS, 9%
Law Enforcement, 6%
Rangers, 4%
Bulldozers, 3%

Updated January 8, 2025

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