Hostage negotiator vs drill sergeant

The differences between hostage negotiators and drill sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a drill sergeant has an average salary of $100,889, which is higher than the $73,365 average annual salary of a hostage negotiator.

The top three skills for a hostage negotiator include patrol, hostage situations and crisis intervention. The most important skills for a drill sergeant are safety procedures, physical fitness training, and individual training.

Hostage negotiator vs drill sergeant overview

	Hostage Negotiator	Drill Sergeant
Yearly salary	$73,365	$100,889
Hourly rate	$35.27	$48.50
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	451	452
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Hostage negotiator vs drill sergeant salary

Hostage negotiators and drill sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hostage Negotiator	Drill Sergeant
Average salary	$73,365	$100,889
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $175,000	Between $73,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between hostage negotiator and drill sergeant education

There are a few differences between a hostage negotiator and a drill sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Hostage Negotiator	Drill Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Hostage negotiator vs drill sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between hostage negotiators' and drill sergeants' demographics:

	Hostage Negotiator	Drill Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 77.0% Female, 23.0%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between hostage negotiator and drill sergeant duties and responsibilities

Hostage negotiator example responsibilities.

Orchestrate the day to day demands, managing deficiencies/opportunities and prioritization of unit operations throughout specific target areas within NYC.
Provide substantial influence with design, layout and specifications for CCTV system implement on fleet of public transit buses.
Represent company in arbitration settlement negotiations that result in an agreement to obtain governmental approval for the sale of the business.
Develop instructor and student rubrics essential in obtaining CALEA accreditation.

Drill sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage all land and training area use, ammunition use / forecasting, requisitioning, allocations, and inspection.
Orchestrate squadron recognition programs, manage enlisted promotion recommendations and alleviate all airmen quality force issues.
Distribute ammunition to other units.
Exhibit positive leadership for trouble youth/boot camp participants.
Develop supervisory skills through attendance of leadership courses and training sessions.
Supervise all attach combat multipliers, including combat engineers, during construction of all defensive positions and force protection arenas.

Hostage negotiator vs drill sergeant skills

Common hostage negotiator skills

Patrol, 42%
Hostage Situations, 36%
Crisis Intervention, 12%
Critical Incidents, 11%

Common drill sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
Physical Fitness Training, 14%
Individual Training, 11%
Professional Development, 9%
Weapons Training, 7%
US Army, 4%