Explosive specialist vs specialist

The differences between explosive specialists and specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an explosive specialist, becoming a specialist takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a specialist has an average salary of $58,013, which is higher than the $48,554 average annual salary of an explosive specialist.

The top three skills for an explosive specialist include radiological, hazardous materials and response operations. The most important skills for a specialist are patients, customer service, and work ethic.

Explosive specialist vs specialist overview

	Explosive Specialist	Specialist
Yearly salary	$48,554	$58,013
Hourly rate	$23.34	$27.89
Growth rate	3%	10%
Number of jobs	1,090	358,433
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	28	42
Years of experience	4	2

Explosive specialist vs specialist salary

Explosive specialists and specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Explosive Specialist	Specialist
Average salary	$48,554	$58,013
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $92,000	Between $32,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between explosive specialist and specialist education

There are a few differences between an explosive specialist and a specialist in terms of educational background:

	Explosive Specialist	Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Explosive specialist vs specialist demographics

Here are the differences between explosive specialists' and specialists' demographics:

	Explosive Specialist	Specialist
Average age	28	42
Gender ratio	Male, 80.7% Female, 19.3%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.9% Asian, 1.7% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 10.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	7%	11%

Differences between explosive specialist and specialist duties and responsibilities

Explosive specialist example responsibilities.

Lead smoke generating squads, supervise reconnaissance and decontamination operation, and serve as company NBC NCO.
Transport demolition explosives and equipment to authorize disposal areas.
Develop and implement training procedures and strategies for radiological protection, detection, and decontamination.
Assist training units with incorporating teams into their battle rhythm, utilizing the latest CIED, and TTPs for battle areas.
Provide security for VIP in support of federal law enforcement.

Specialist example responsibilities.

Create, manage, and assist users with SharePoint sites.
Manage an on-site IRB and company good clinical practice (GCP) inspection.
Manage SharePoint sites by creating, editing, and customizing company sites, libraries and security.
Manage the building of accounts, assigning of static IP's, and scheduling of business class installations.
Convert servers from UNIX to Linux, all hardware diagnostics and repair including printers/plotters/desktops etc.
Follow safety procedures such as maintenance of all equipment (Telxon scanners, terminals and ladders).

Explosive specialist vs specialist skills

Common explosive specialist skills

Radiological, 35%
Hazardous Materials, 16%
Response Operations, 12%
Vulnerability Assessments, 10%
Local Law Enforcement, 9%
Maintenance Procedures, 9%

Common specialist skills

Patients, 15%
Customer Service, 11%
Work Ethic, 5%
Patient Care, 4%
Exceptional Client, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%