Infantry senior sergeant vs mortarman

The differences between infantry senior sergeants and mortarmen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mortarman has an average salary of $40,150, which is higher than the $36,505 average annual salary of an infantry senior sergeant.

The top three skills for an infantry senior sergeant include combat, weapon systems and technical guidance. The most important skills for a mortarman are combat, communications equipment, and indirect fire.

Infantry senior sergeant vs mortarman overview

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Mortarman
Yearly salary	$36,505	$40,150
Hourly rate	$17.55	$19.30
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	271	24
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	24	24
Years of experience	-	-

Infantry senior sergeant vs mortarman salary

Infantry senior sergeants and mortarmen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Mortarman
Average salary	$36,505	$40,150
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $56,000	Between $24,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between infantry senior sergeant and mortarman education

There are a few differences between an infantry senior sergeant and a mortarman in terms of educational background:

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Mortarman
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Infantry senior sergeant vs mortarman demographics

Here are the differences between infantry senior sergeants' and mortarmen' demographics:

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Mortarman
Average age	24	24
Gender ratio	Male, 97.9% Female, 2.1%	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 7.5% White, 52.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.1% Asian, 6.9% White, 51.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between infantry senior sergeant and mortarman duties and responsibilities

Infantry senior sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage ammunition loading and unloading procedures
Obtain personal attributes such as dedication, leadership, teamwork, attention to detail, and positive work ethic.
Ensure optimal procedures and workflow operations, experience in organizational leadership.
Combine PowerPoint presentations and reporting methods to prepare and instruct military and civilian personnel on focuse tasks and other missions.
Experience as M249 automatic machine gunner, guard, and patrolman.

Mortarman example responsibilities.

Attain leadership position during the entirety of basic mortar training.
Attain the rank of NCO and maintain responsibility of own teams and squad.
Operate and maintain weapons (such as rifles, machine guns, mortars, and hand grenades).
Perform as indirect fire coordination team member in support of a combat infantry battalion during training operations.
Hand select to be assistant in administration for company first sergeant (leadership).
Train and instruct subordinates and support units in conventional warfare as well as counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations.

Infantry senior sergeant vs mortarman skills

Common infantry senior sergeant skills

Combat, 31%
Weapon Systems, 9%
Technical Guidance, 8%
Professional Development, 7%
NCO, 5%
Secret Security Clearance, 5%

Common mortarman skills

Combat, 44%
Communications Equipment, 12%
Indirect Fire, 9%
Terrorism, 7%
Ribbon, 7%
Security Operations, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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