Drilling foreman vs field supervisor

The differences between drilling foremen and field supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a drilling foreman and a field supervisor. Additionally, a drilling foreman has an average salary of $95,329, which is higher than the $42,894 average annual salary of a field supervisor.

The top three skills for a drilling foreman include safety standards, DOT and LLC. The most important skills for a field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Drilling foreman vs field supervisor overview

	Drilling Foreman	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$95,329	$42,894
Hourly rate	$45.83	$20.62
Growth rate	-3%	8%
Number of jobs	6,601	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Drilling foreman vs field supervisor salary

Drilling foremen and field supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Drilling Foreman	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$95,329	$42,894
Salary range	Between $68,000 And $132,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PNM Resources
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between drilling foreman and field supervisor education

There are a few differences between a drilling foreman and a field supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Drilling Foreman	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Drilling foreman vs field supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between drilling foremen' and field supervisors' demographics:

	Drilling Foreman	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 97.4% Female, 2.6%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 1.4% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between drilling foreman and field supervisor duties and responsibilities

Drilling foreman example responsibilities.

Manage drilling operations for geotechnical drilling operations
Experience with CO2 and H2S.
Utilize strong leadership and management skills in conducting site supervision and work scope compliance for various remodeling improvements.
Signale worker operating hoisting equipment to lift and place structural-steel member.

Field supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage well site personnel and all lease operators, completing records, ensuring certifications and maintaining personnel data when require.
Project manage and monitor all print job requests via TRAC (RICOH web base job requesting and reporting tool).
Manage logistics and implementation of an experiential marketing campaign in a mall setting - including on-site management.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as trucks and trailers, mowers, snow blowers and power tools.
Have pipe, unlimite plate, and sheet metal certifications.
Operate machinery including mowers, trimmers, thatchers, and aerators.

Drilling foreman vs field supervisor skills

Common drilling foreman skills

Safety Standards, 28%
DOT, 19%
LLC, 17%
Directional Drill, 15%
Equipment Maintenance, 6%
Cathodic Protection, 4%

Common field supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Quality Standards, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Direct Supervision, 7%
HR, 7%