Drill instructor vs rotary operator

The differences between drill instructors and rotary operators 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 rotary operator. Additionally, a drill instructor has an average salary of $53,231, which is higher than the $35,754 average annual salary of a rotary operator.

The top three skills for a drill instructor include safety standards, combat and direct supervision. The most important skills for a rotary operator are customer specifications, RAN, and computer system.

Drill instructor vs rotary operator overview

	Drill Instructor	Rotary Operator
Yearly salary	$53,231	$35,754
Hourly rate	$25.59	$17.19
Growth rate	6%	7%
Number of jobs	24,641	29,864
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Drill instructor vs rotary operator salary

Drill instructors and rotary operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Drill Instructor	Rotary Operator
Average salary	$53,231	$35,754
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $86,000	Between $26,000 And $47,000
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Differences between drill instructor and rotary operator education

There are a few differences between a drill instructor and a rotary operator in terms of educational background:

	Drill Instructor	Rotary Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Drill instructor vs rotary operator demographics

Here are the differences between drill instructors' and rotary operators' demographics:

	Drill Instructor	Rotary Operator
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 81.4% Female, 18.6%	Male, 87.1% Female, 12.9%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 1.2% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.2%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between drill instructor and rotary operator 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).

Rotary operator example responsibilities.

Use automate systems and RF units to pull, put away and load customer product, in addition to managing inventory
Set up press and run jobs.
work on shipping dock & warehouse run oven in rotary mix all ingedents for making of dog food & treats
Perform specialized production line and quality control duties in a professional production environment specializing in plastic extrusion.
Manufacture ammunition from components using a power loading machine.

Drill instructor vs rotary operator skills

Common drill instructor skills

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

Common rotary operator skills

Customer Specifications, 70%
RAN, 18%
Computer System, 12%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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