Ground crew chief vs crew supervisor

The differences between ground crew chiefs and crew supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a ground crew chief, becoming a crew supervisor takes usually requires More than 10 years. Additionally, a crew supervisor has an average salary of $41,760, which is higher than the $37,143 average annual salary of a ground crew chief.

The top three skills for a ground crew chief include mowing, operational procedures and combat. The most important skills for a crew supervisor are safety procedures, CDL, and mowing.

Ground crew chief vs crew supervisor overview

	Ground Crew Chief	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$37,143	$41,760
Hourly rate	$17.86	$20.08
Growth rate	5%	18%
Number of jobs	75,902	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	49	46
Years of experience	4	-

Ground crew chief vs crew supervisor salary

Ground crew chiefs and crew supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ground Crew Chief	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$37,143	$41,760
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $51,000	Between $30,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Hill International
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between ground crew chief and crew supervisor education

There are a few differences between a ground crew chief and a crew supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Ground Crew Chief	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	-

Ground crew chief vs crew supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between ground crew chiefs' and crew supervisors' demographics:

	Ground Crew Chief	Crew Supervisor
Average age	49	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.0% Female, 5.0%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	4%	2%

Differences between ground crew chief and crew supervisor duties and responsibilities

Ground crew chief example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance for all generators: small Honda 4000 and Onan 6500K's.
Identify market opportunity, assemble leadership and production teams, secure capital investment and build business/financial infrastructure.
Plant, prune, and maintain trees, shrubs, and flowers using necessary tools.
Trim hedges, prune trees, spray herbicides and pesticides, mow lawns, and remove rubbish.
Identify market opportunity, assemble leadership and production teams, secure capital investment and build business/financial infrastructure.

Crew supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and perform all excavations.
Maintain procedural hierarchy and chain of command.
Operate a bobcat and excavator to complete job tasks.
Provide technical support of all as-built data and field sketches to drafting.
Ensure pre-operational checks of firefighting equipment are in safe and working order.
Dig ditches and level earth to grade specification by using a pick and shovel.

Ground crew chief vs crew supervisor skills

Common ground crew chief skills

Mowing, 43%
Operational Procedures, 23%
Combat, 10%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Blowers, 7%
Routine Maintenance, 5%

Common crew supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 22%
CDL, 6%
Mowing, 5%
Payroll, 4%
Safety Standards, 4%
CPR, 3%

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