Field contractor vs crew supervisor

The differences between field contractors and crew 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 field contractor and a crew supervisor. Additionally, a field contractor has an average salary of $45,671, which is higher than the $41,760 average annual salary of a crew supervisor.

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

Field contractor vs crew supervisor overview

	Field Contractor	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$45,671	$41,760
Hourly rate	$21.96	$20.08
Growth rate	9%	18%
Number of jobs	57,085	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Field contractor vs crew supervisor salary

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

	Field Contractor	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$45,671	$41,760
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $75,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Hill International
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between field contractor and crew supervisor education

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

	Field Contractor	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Field contractor vs crew supervisor demographics

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

	Field Contractor	Crew Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between field contractor and crew supervisor 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 supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform all excavations.
Maintain procedural hierarchy and chain of command.
Operate a bobcat and excavator to complete job tasks.
Provide technical support of all as-built data and field sketches to drafting.
Ensure pre-operational checks of firefighting equipment are in safe and working order.
Dig ditches and level earth to grade specification by using a pick and shovel.

Field contractor vs crew supervisor skills

Common field contractor skills

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

Common crew supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
CDL, 6%
Mowing, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Standards, 4%
CPR, 3%