Infantry senior sergeant vs squad leader

The differences between infantry senior sergeants and squad leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a squad leader has an average salary of $57,705, 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 squad leader are combat, weapons systems, and non.

Infantry senior sergeant vs squad leader overview

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Squad Leader
Yearly salary	$36,505	$57,705
Hourly rate	$17.55	$27.74
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	271	15,013
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	24	34
Years of experience	-	-

Infantry senior sergeant vs squad leader salary

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

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Squad Leader
Average salary	$36,505	$57,705
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $56,000	Between $27,000 And $121,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between infantry senior sergeant and squad leader education

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

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Squad Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Charleston

Infantry senior sergeant vs squad leader demographics

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

	Infantry Senior Sergeant	Squad Leader
Average age	24	34
Gender ratio	Male, 97.9% Female, 2.1%	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%
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, 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 senior sergeant and squad leader 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.

Squad leader example responsibilities.

Plan and lead covert raids on high value individuals in conjunction with counter terrorism and counter international crimes in Basra province.
Manage the tactical and administrative aspects of battery operations and performance.
Serve honorably, train in all aspects of leadership, security, and anti terrorism tactics.
Coordinate and supervise the training and tactical employment of infantry unit preparing for combat operations.
Develop and supervise the battalion level chemical munitions training lanes for a newly develop platoon certification exercise for EOD.
Direct the assembly of ribbon and fix bridges.

Infantry senior sergeant vs squad leader skills

Common infantry senior sergeant skills

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

Common squad leader skills

Combat, 22%
Weapons Systems, 13%
Non, 9%
Professional Development, 6%
Technical Guidance, 4%
NCO, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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