Field contractor vs crew leader

The differences between field contractors and crew leaders 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 field contractor and a crew leader. Additionally, a field contractor has an average salary of $45,671, which is higher than the $37,983 average annual salary of a crew leader.

The top three skills for a field contractor include roofing, equipment installation and POS. The most important skills for a crew leader are CDL, safety procedures, and CPR.

Field contractor vs crew leader overview

	Field Contractor	Crew Leader
Yearly salary	$45,671	$37,983
Hourly rate	$21.96	$18.26
Growth rate	9%	18%
Number of jobs	57,085	124,681
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Field contractor vs crew leader salary

Field contractors and crew leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Contractor	Crew Leader
Average salary	$45,671	$37,983
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $75,000	Between $27,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Concord, NH
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Regional Medical Center- Orangeburg
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between field contractor and crew leader education

There are a few differences between a field contractor and a crew leader in terms of educational background:

	Field Contractor	Crew Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Field contractor vs crew leader demographics

Here are the differences between field contractors' and crew leaders' demographics:

	Field Contractor	Crew Leader
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 71.4% Female, 28.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 1.5% White, 66.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between field contractor and crew leader duties and responsibilities

Field contractor example responsibilities.

Manage and run personal contracting business cleaning and maintaining oil sites
Calibrate instruments such as pressure/temperature/flow transmitters.
Maintain and operate proprietary air and grind defense electronic warfare simulation and analysis subsystems including broadband signal processing equipment.

Crew leader example responsibilities.

Manage 3-6 mow crews that vary from 2-6 on a crew.
Manage crews for mowing residents and businesses
Use hand tools such as clippers, shovels, racks, pruning saws, bush trimmers, and hedge trimmers.
Complete safety training programs first aid, OSHA and CPR.
Instruct teenage youth how to safely use basic hand tools such as weed eaters, shovels, and rakes.
Strengthen performance ratings and customer satisfaction by collaborating with leadership to gather information need to accurately execute assign projects.

Field contractor vs crew leader skills

Common field contractor skills

Roofing, 68%
Equipment Installation, 12%
POS, 7%
Onsite, 4%
RF, 2%
RAN, 2%

Common crew leader skills

CDL, 12%
Safety Procedures, 10%
CPR, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
OSHA, 6%