Crew boss vs ground crew

The differences between crew bosses and ground crews can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a crew boss has an average salary of $36,286, which is higher than the $33,390 average annual salary of a ground crew.

The top three skills for a crew boss include CDL, RAN and water pumps. The most important skills for a ground crew are mowing, GRASS, and snow removal.

Crew boss vs ground crew overview

	Crew Boss	Ground Crew
Yearly salary	$36,286	$33,390
Hourly rate	$17.45	$16.05
Growth rate	4%	5%
Number of jobs	63,527	64,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	39	41
Years of experience	-	2

Crew boss vs ground crew salary

Crew bosses and ground crews have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Crew Boss	Ground Crew
Average salary	$36,286	$33,390
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $52,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Elcona Pro Shop
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between crew boss and ground crew education

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

	Crew Boss	Ground Crew
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Crew boss vs ground crew demographics

Here are the differences between crew bosses' and ground crews' demographics:

	Crew Boss	Ground Crew
Average age	39	41
Gender ratio	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%
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, 8.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between crew boss and ground crew 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.

Ground crew example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Used hand saws and hand pruners as well as motorized saws to manage tree cuttings on the ground.
Used rakes, shovels, pruning saws, brush trimmers, axes, and other equipment.
Collect debris and refuge from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, and other tools.
Use landscape tools-rakes, shovels, and shrub pruners.
Synchronize missile defense operations within NATO's southern region.

Crew boss vs ground crew skills

Common crew boss skills

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

Common ground crew skills

Mowing, 22%
GRASS, 14%
Snow Removal, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
General Upkeep, 5%
Fairways, 4%

Updated January 8, 2025

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