Field contractor vs electrical foreman

The differences between field contractors and electrical foremen 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 an electrical foreman. Additionally, an electrical foreman has an average salary of $50,996, which is higher than the $45,671 average annual salary of a field contractor.

The top three skills for a field contractor include roofing, equipment installation and POS. The most important skills for an electrical foreman are NEC, OSHA, and electrical systems.

Field contractor vs electrical foreman overview

	Field Contractor	Electrical Foreman
Yearly salary	$45,671	$50,996
Hourly rate	$21.96	$24.52
Growth rate	9%	-
Number of jobs	57,085	44,710
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Field contractor vs electrical foreman salary

Field contractors and electrical foremen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Contractor	Electrical Foreman
Average salary	$45,671	$50,996
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $75,000	Between $36,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CDM Smith
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between field contractor and electrical foreman education

There are a few differences between a field contractor and an electrical foreman in terms of educational background:

	Field Contractor	Electrical Foreman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Field contractor vs electrical foreman demographics

Here are the differences between field contractors' and electrical foremen' demographics:

	Field Contractor	Electrical Foreman
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%
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, 5.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 1.4% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between field contractor and electrical foreman 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.

Electrical foreman example responsibilities.

Manage and supervise day to day duties of a small crew for upgrades to the DCS and PLC infrastructure system.
Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Provide work orders for employees and order all electrical components by use of Maximo CMMS system.
Connect wiring to motor controls, switches, lighting fixtures, receptacles, circuit breakers, and fuses.
Work with computerize lighting and HVAC systems, require standby generator, access control systems, and closed-circuit surveillance equipment.
Pipe bending with EMT and rigid.

Field contractor vs electrical foreman skills

Common field contractor skills

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

Common electrical foreman skills

NEC, 9%
OSHA, 8%
Electrical Systems, 6%
Work Ethic, 6%
Transformers, 5%
Renewable Energy, 4%