Harvesting supervisor vs field supervisor

The differences between harvesting supervisors and field 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 field supervisor. Additionally, a field supervisor has an average salary of $42,894, 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 field supervisor are customer service, quality standards, and emergency situations.

Harvesting supervisor vs field supervisor overview

	Harvesting Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Yearly salary	$38,345	$42,894
Hourly rate	$18.44	$20.62
Growth rate	-	8%
Number of jobs	6,555	56,540
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Harvesting supervisor vs field supervisor salary

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

	Harvesting Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Average salary	$38,345	$42,894
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $58,000	Between $30,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	PNM Resources
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between harvesting supervisor and field supervisor education

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

	Harvesting Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Harvesting supervisor vs field supervisor demographics

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

	Harvesting Supervisor	Field Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 82.3% Female, 17.7%
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, 5.1% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 1.4% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	2%	2%

Differences between harvesting supervisor and field 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.

Field supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage well site personnel and all lease operators, completing records, ensuring certifications and maintaining personnel data when require.
Project manage and monitor all print job requests via TRAC (RICOH web base job requesting and reporting tool).
Manage logistics and implementation of an experiential marketing campaign in a mall setting - including on-site management.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as trucks and trailers, mowers, snow blowers and power tools.
Have pipe, unlimite plate, and sheet metal certifications.
Operate machinery including mowers, trimmers, thatchers, and aerators.

Harvesting supervisor vs field supervisor skills

Common harvesting supervisor skills

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

Common field supervisor skills

Customer Service, 12%
Quality Standards, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Direct Supervision, 7%
HR, 7%

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