Field contractor vs field supervisor

The differences between field contractors 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 field contractor and a field supervisor. Additionally, a field contractor has an average salary of $45,671, which is higher than the $42,894 average annual salary of a field supervisor.

The top three skills for a field contractor include roofing, equipment installation and POS. The most important skills for a field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Field contractor vs field supervisor overview

	Field Contractor	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$45,671	$42,894
Hourly rate	$21.96	$20.62
Growth rate	9%	8%
Number of jobs	57,085	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Field contractor vs field supervisor salary

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

	Field Contractor	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$45,671	$42,894
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $75,000	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 field contractor and field supervisor education

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

	Field Contractor	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Field contractor vs field supervisor demographics

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

	Field Contractor	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
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, 5.1% 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 field contractor and field 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.

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.

Field contractor vs field supervisor skills

Common field contractor skills

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

Common field supervisor skills

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