Flight chief vs maintenance superintendent

The differences between flight chiefs and maintenance superintendents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a flight chief and a maintenance superintendent. Additionally, a maintenance superintendent has an average salary of $77,482, which is higher than the $73,910 average annual salary of a flight chief.

The top three skills for a flight chief include safety program, emergency situations and logistics. The most important skills for a maintenance superintendent are continuous improvement, OSHA, and plumbing.

Flight chief vs maintenance superintendent overview

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Superintendent
Yearly salary	$73,910	$77,482
Hourly rate	$35.53	$37.25
Growth rate	6%	2%
Number of jobs	14,227	69,775
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	44	49
Years of experience	4	4

Flight chief vs maintenance superintendent salary

Flight chiefs and maintenance superintendents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Superintendent
Average salary	$73,910	$77,482
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $109,000	Between $49,000 And $122,000
Highest paying City	-	Tracy, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between flight chief and maintenance superintendent education

There are a few differences between a flight chief and a maintenance superintendent in terms of educational background:

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Superintendent
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Flight chief vs maintenance superintendent demographics

Here are the differences between flight chiefs' and maintenance superintendents' demographics:

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Superintendent
Average age	44	49
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 97.3% Female, 2.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 81.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 2.1% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	4%

Differences between flight chief and maintenance superintendent duties and responsibilities

Flight chief example responsibilities.

Manage, lead and oversee all areas of evaluations / assessments for over 200 USAF aviators.
Manage the command and control of GPS satellite operations.
Lead initial training for over 600 staff annually through 736 syllabus hours and oversee evaluation of competency.
Provide leadership and knowledge of federal shipping and logistics regulations by managing adherence to all policies and procedures from higher headquarters.
Promote to in-flight supervisor position to train and supervise any given number in flight attendants.
Ensure compliance with DOD and USAF personnel management policies, directives, and procedures regarding military personnel issues and current programs.

Maintenance superintendent example responsibilities.

Develop and lead lock-out / tag-out (LOTO) and overall plant safety program.
Conceptualize and implement TPM strategies covering operations, quality assurance, and maintenance essential to achieve company goals and increase OEE.
Utilize workplace safety practices and job hazard analysis to ensure no OSHA injuries for direct reports occur during tenure.
Plant EHS support and oversight.
Use wide variety of conventional and CNC machines.
Define and deploy health and safety (EHS) policies and procedures (HACCP).

Flight chief vs maintenance superintendent skills

Common flight chief skills

Safety Program, 15%
Emergency Situations, 9%
Logistics, 6%
Training Programs, 6%
Combat, 5%
DOD, 4%

Common maintenance superintendent skills

Continuous Improvement, 7%
OSHA, 6%
Plumbing, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Mowing, 5%
Maintenance Supervisors, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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