Flight chief vs maintenance supervisor

The differences between flight chiefs and maintenance supervisors 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 supervisor. Additionally, a flight chief has an average salary of $73,910, which is higher than the $57,674 average annual salary of a maintenance supervisor.

The top three skills for a flight chief include safety program, emergency situations and logistics. The most important skills for a maintenance supervisor are plumbing, HVAC, and customer service.

Flight chief vs maintenance supervisor overview

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Supervisor
Yearly salary	$73,910	$57,674
Hourly rate	$35.53	$27.73
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	14,227	86,333
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 27%
Average age	44	49
Years of experience	4	4

Flight chief vs maintenance supervisor salary

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

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Supervisor
Average salary	$73,910	$57,674
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $109,000	Between $41,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	CVR Energy
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between flight chief and maintenance supervisor education

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

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Supervisor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 27%
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 supervisor demographics

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

	Flight Chief	Maintenance Supervisor
Average age	44	49
Gender ratio	Male, 87.6% Female, 12.4%	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%
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, 15.9% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	4%

Differences between flight chief and maintenance supervisor 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 supervisor example responsibilities.

Maintain OEE on all equipment to achieve run performance goals and to produce 500MM pounds of finish product a year.
Complete plumbing, electrical, general maintenance and re-key requirements.
Complete preventative maintenance and repair of electrical and plumbing systems.
Control all maintenance relate documentation including work orders and preventative maintenance, utilizing MP2 CMMS software.
Develop employee relations programs and enforce OSHA safety regulations; continually advance the effectiveness of safety programs and promote safety operations.
Replace motors, ball screws, pumps, drives, and encoders.

Flight chief vs maintenance supervisor skills

Common flight chief skills

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

Common maintenance supervisor skills

Plumbing, 10%
HVAC, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
OSHA, 6%
Ladders, 3%
General Maintenance, 3%

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