Field contractor vs home improvement contractor

The differences between field contractors and home improvement contractors 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 home improvement contractor. Additionally, a home improvement contractor has an average salary of $50,140, 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 a home improvement contractor are strong customer service, customer service, and ladders.

Field contractor vs home improvement contractor overview

	Field Contractor	Home Improvement Contractor
Yearly salary	$45,671	$50,140
Hourly rate	$21.96	$24.11
Growth rate	9%	5%
Number of jobs	57,085	55,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Field contractor vs home improvement contractor salary

Field contractors and home improvement contractors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Field Contractor	Home Improvement Contractor
Average salary	$45,671	$50,140
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $75,000	Between $34,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	-	Plymouth, MA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Dynamics
Best paying industry	-	Start-up

Differences between field contractor and home improvement contractor education

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

	Field Contractor	Home Improvement Contractor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Field contractor vs home improvement contractor demographics

Here are the differences between field contractors' and home improvement contractors' demographics:

	Field Contractor	Home Improvement Contractor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 79.5% Female, 20.5%	Male, 79.4% Female, 20.6%
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, 6.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 1.5% White, 68.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between field contractor and home improvement contractor 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.

Home improvement contractor example responsibilities.

Train and manage new cooks and dishwashers and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Fill cracks, holes, or joints with caulks, putty, plaster, or fillers, using caulking guns.
Conduct carpentry work, specializing in flooring, painting, and tiling.
Complete various home improvement, landscaping, renovation, HVAC, and logging jobs.
Replace or repair drywall: tapes, beds and textures; patch holes in plaster or sheetrock.
Apply paints, to exterior and interior building surfaces such as plaster, sheetrock, concrete and wood.

Field contractor vs home improvement contractor skills

Common field contractor skills

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

Common home improvement contractor skills

Strong Customer Service, 34%
Customer Service, 19%
Ladders, 11%
Sales Floor, 9%
Plumbing, 5%
Drywall Repair, 4%

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