Harvesting supervisor vs crew supervisor

The differences between harvesting supervisors and crew supervisors 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 crew supervisor. Additionally, a crew supervisor has an average salary of $41,760, 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 crew supervisor are safety procedures, CDL, and mowing.

Harvesting supervisor vs crew supervisor overview

	Harvesting Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Yearly salary	$38,345	$41,760
Hourly rate	$18.44	$20.08
Growth rate	-	18%
Number of jobs	6,555	68,330
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Harvesting supervisor vs crew supervisor salary

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

	Harvesting Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Average salary	$38,345	$41,760
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $58,000	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 harvesting supervisor and crew supervisor education

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

	Harvesting Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Harvesting supervisor vs crew supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between harvesting supervisors' and crew supervisors' demographics:

	Harvesting Supervisor	Crew Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
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, 20.6% Asian, 1.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between harvesting supervisor and crew supervisor 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.

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.

Harvesting supervisor vs crew supervisor skills

Common harvesting supervisor skills

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

Common crew supervisor skills

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

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