Infantry vs cavalry officer

The differences between infantries and cavalry officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cavalry officer has an average salary of $51,252, which is higher than the $34,677 average annual salary of an infantry.

The top three skills for an infantry include weapon systems, communications equipment and platoon. The most important skills for a cavalry officer are combat, logistics operations, and .

Infantry vs cavalry officer overview

	Infantry	Cavalry Officer
Yearly salary	$34,677	$51,252
Hourly rate	$16.67	$24.64
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,135	55,789
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 88%
Average age	24	34
Years of experience	-	-

Infantry vs cavalry officer salary

Infantries and cavalry officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Infantry	Cavalry Officer
Average salary	$34,677	$51,252
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $53,000	Between $25,000 And $104,000
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Differences between infantry and cavalry officer education

There are a few differences between an infantry and a cavalry officer in terms of educational background:

	Infantry	Cavalry Officer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 88%
Most common major	Business	History
Most common college	-	-

Infantry vs cavalry officer demographics

Here are the differences between infantries' and cavalry officers' demographics:

	Infantry	Cavalry Officer
Average age	24	34
Gender ratio	Male, 97.6% Female, 2.4%	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 52.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Asian, 4.4% White, 71.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	20%

Differences between infantry and cavalry officer duties and responsibilities

Infantry example responsibilities.

Manage ammunition loading and unloading procedures
Receive and implement combat orders in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.
Plan and coordinate activities pertaining to organization, training and combat operations.
Direct and decisive leadership qualification with particular strengths in planning, performance improvement and productivity gain.
Maintain order and organization in crowd control operations to ensure a peaceful transition of national leadership.
Combine PowerPoint presentations and reporting methods to prepare and instruct military and civilian personnel on focuse tasks and other missions.

Cavalry officer example responsibilities.

Manage the tactical and administrative aspects of battery operations and performance.
Last position hold as a cavalry officer commanding HHT , 1-108th CAV (2010-2013) a 135 man combat team.
Teach subjects such as counseling, financial management, operational planning, leadership, communication, and operational security.
Teach subjects such as counseling, financial management, operational planning, leadership, communication, and operational security.

Infantry vs cavalry officer skills

Common infantry skills

Weapon Systems, 16%
Communications Equipment, 9%
Platoon, 8%
Teamwork, 6%
Leadership, 5%
Ribbon, 3%

Common cavalry officer skills

Combat, 53%
Logistics Operations, 47%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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