Crew boss vs squad boss

The differences between crew bosses and squad bosses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a squad boss has an average salary of $38,556, 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 squad boss are patrol, fire behavior, and fire operations.

Crew boss vs squad boss overview

	Crew Boss	Squad Boss
Yearly salary	$36,286	$38,556
Hourly rate	$17.45	$18.54
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	63,527	668
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	39	49
Years of experience	-	4

Crew boss vs squad boss salary

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

	Crew Boss	Squad Boss
Average salary	$36,286	$38,556
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $52,000	Between $23,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between crew boss and squad boss education

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

	Crew Boss	Squad Boss
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Fire Science And Protection
Most common college	-	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Crew boss vs squad boss demographics

Here are the differences between crew bosses' and squad bosses' demographics:

	Crew Boss	Squad Boss
Average age	39	49
Gender ratio	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%	Male, 86.8% Female, 13.2%
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, 2.9% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% Asian, 2.3% White, 79.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	7%

Differences between crew boss and squad boss 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.

Squad boss example responsibilities.

Manage daily deck operations on multiple commercial fishing vessels to ensure all operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Fall trees, clear brush, and dig trenches to create fire lines, using axes, chainsaws or shovels.
Perform fire suppression duties on an advance firefighting crew.
Survey summer home locations for wildland urban interface and possible improvements by home owners.
Operate and maintain a type-3 firefighting engine.
Determine inoperable areas within the harvest unit boundary and maintain detailed harvesting field maps.

Crew boss vs squad boss skills

Common crew boss skills

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

Common squad boss skills

Patrol, 25%
Fire Behavior, 13%
Fire Operations, 9%
Firefighting, 8%
Fire Prevention, 8%
Fire Equipment, 6%

Updated January 8, 2025

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