Harvesting supervisor vs contractor assistant

The differences between harvesting supervisors and contractor assistants 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 harvesting supervisor and a contractor assistant. Additionally, a contractor assistant has an average salary of $39,453, which is higher than the $38,345 average annual salary of a harvesting supervisor.

The top three skills for a harvesting supervisor include harvest, marijuana and farm operations. The most important skills for a contractor assistant are drywall installation, purchase orders, and administrative tasks.

Harvesting supervisor vs contractor assistant overview

	Harvesting Supervisor	Contractor Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,345	$39,453
Hourly rate	$18.44	$18.97
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	6,555	12,816
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Harvesting supervisor vs contractor assistant salary

Harvesting supervisors and contractor assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Harvesting Supervisor	Contractor Assistant
Average salary	$38,345	$39,453
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $58,000	Between $33,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Illinois
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between harvesting supervisor and contractor assistant education

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

	Harvesting Supervisor	Contractor Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Harvesting supervisor vs contractor assistant demographics

Here are the differences between harvesting supervisors' and contractor assistants' demographics:

	Harvesting Supervisor	Contractor Assistant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 68.2% Female, 31.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 26.2% Asian, 1.4% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 22.5% Asian, 1.4% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between harvesting supervisor and contractor assistant duties and responsibilities

Harvesting supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage 3-6 mow crews that vary from 2-6 on a crew.
Supervise 12-16 crew members to provide the best quality of the harvest.
Negotiate log marketing/sales of 25 MMBF of raw logs produce from contract logging and commercial thinning harvest activities.
Identify market opportunity, assemble leadership and production teams, secure capital investment and build business/financial infrastructure.
Monitor the entire facility using CCTV while simultaneously performing dispatch duties.

Contractor assistant example responsibilities.

Manage and decide all remodel activities.
Construct undergrounds for new homes, complete water systems in copper, pex and cpvc.
Remodel bathrooms, install windows and doors, roofing, siding, fencing, landscaping, and general house repairs.
Certificate in upnor PEX water line install.
Install new 3/4 PVC condensate drains for all coils
Experience working with various PVC and metal pipe materials and fittings.

Harvesting supervisor vs contractor assistant skills

Common harvesting supervisor skills

Harvest, 97%
Marijuana, 2%
Farm Operations, 2%

Common contractor assistant skills

Drywall Installation, 12%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Administrative Tasks, 6%
Contract Terms, 6%
Construction Sites, 5%
Sheetrock, 5%

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