Drill instructor vs core driller

The differences between drill instructors and core drillers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a drill instructor and a core driller. Additionally, a core driller has an average salary of $53,839, which is higher than the $53,231 average annual salary of a drill instructor.

The top three skills for a drill instructor include safety standards, combat and direct supervision. The most important skills for a core driller are CDL, DOT, and safety standards.

Drill instructor vs core driller overview

	Drill Instructor	Core Driller
Yearly salary	$53,231	$53,839
Hourly rate	$25.59	$25.88
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	24,641	1,076
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 59%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Drill instructor vs core driller salary

Drill instructors and core drillers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Drill Instructor	Core Driller
Average salary	$53,231	$53,839
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $86,000	Between $36,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between drill instructor and core driller education

There are a few differences between a drill instructor and a core driller in terms of educational background:

	Drill Instructor	Core Driller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 59%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Drill instructor vs core driller demographics

Here are the differences between drill instructors' and core drillers' demographics:

	Drill Instructor	Core Driller
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 1.2% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between drill instructor and core driller duties and responsibilities

Drill instructor example responsibilities.

Manage all land and training area use, ammunition use / forecasting, requisitioning, allocations, and inspection.
Provide instruction to recruits, including basic combat skills, fundamentals of service life, and small arms use.
Review, grade, and teach students general chemistry course material.
Work with young adults while they pursue their GED's through the youth challenge program.
Assist the senior drill instructor with all platoon administrative matters and conduct the day to day operations of the platoon.
Operate Excellon CNC drill machines, plater (assist with running scrub machines and various plating lines as needed).

Core driller example responsibilities.

Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports, and manage their efforts to maximize their contribution to operational effectiveness and performance.
Change out augers and hollow stems and take samples and box them and label them and return them to the engineers.
Record daily drilling activities accurately in IADC reports while keeping accurate component tally.
Record daily drilling activities accurately in IADC reports while keeping accurate component tally.

Drill instructor vs core driller skills

Common drill instructor skills

Safety Standards, 26%
Combat, 8%
Direct Supervision, 8%
Platoon, 6%
Core Values, 5%
Training Schedules, 3%

Common core driller skills

CDL, 36%
DOT, 29%
Safety Standards, 9%
Support Equipment, 8%
Remote Locations, 7%
MSHA, 7%