Lieutenant vs corporal

The differences between lieutenants and corporals can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a corporal has an average salary of $51,741, which is higher than the $47,781 average annual salary of a lieutenant.

The top three skills for a lieutenant include public safety, patrol and direct supervision. The most important skills for a corporal are public safety, combat, and non.

Lieutenant vs corporal overview

	Lieutenant	Corporal
Yearly salary	$47,781	$51,741
Hourly rate	$22.97	$24.88
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	79,272	320
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	46	40
Years of experience	-	-

What does a lieutenant do?

A lieutenant is responsible for overseeing operations in police departments, evaluating departmental cases, cooperating in law enforcement investigations, monitoring internal activities, and ensuring the safety and security of the premises. Lieutenants also enforce rules and regulations for everyone's strict compliance, inspect police department facilities, and identify serious offenses. They also confiscate violating items, document any evidence for further investigation. A lieutenant must have excellent leadership skills, as well as extensive knowledge of the law regulations to maintain the credibility and integrity of the police operations.

What does a corporal do?

A police corporal is a person who leads a team or squad depending on how many corporals are there in a platoon. Police corporals supervise the performance of the police personnel assigned under their command. They are tasked to oversee, train, organize, and direct the activities of law enforcement personnel. It is their duty to take care of and observe the conduct of soldiers. Their leadership role is necessary and maintained on and off the battlefield.

Lieutenant vs corporal salary

Lieutenants and corporals have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lieutenant	Corporal
Average salary	$47,781	$51,741
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $55,000	Between $30,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	Denver, CO	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Colorado	New York
Best paying company	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Best paying industry	Technology	Government

Differences between lieutenant and corporal education

There are a few differences between a lieutenant and a corporal in terms of educational background:

	Lieutenant	Corporal
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	-

Lieutenant vs corporal demographics

Here are the differences between lieutenants' and corporals' demographics:

	Lieutenant	Corporal
Average age	46	40
Gender ratio	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 15.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.0% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	11%	6%

Differences between lieutenant and corporal duties and responsibilities

Lieutenant example responsibilities.

Manage a robust fire training program meeting NFPA, DoD, AFOSH, and German fire credentials.
Manage respiratory and cardiac emergencies to include performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Facilitate the planning, delegation of duties, and conduct all training events for ROTC personnel.
Coordinate the logistics throughout fully simulate combat operations in preparation to deploy to Afghanistan.
prepare paperwork to send to ems biller.
Mentore underclassmen in ROTC policies and procedures.

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Corporal example responsibilities.

Manage transport of supplies/equipment and perform planning and execution functions to support movement in both training and combat environments.
Train in CPR and a use.
Supervise USAF military and contractors on base.
Receive a wealth of medical training knowledge including CPR and emergency care.
Tool room NCO in charge of inventory and checkout of tools and parts.
Work and utilize teamwork to complete complicate task in an effective and timely manner.

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Lieutenant vs corporal skills

Common lieutenant skills

Public Safety, 11%
Patrol, 10%
Direct Supervision, 8%
Security Procedures, 7%
Incident Command, 7%
Criminal Justice, 6%

Common corporal skills

Public Safety, 16%
Combat, 10%
Non, 8%
Vehicle Maintenance, 8%
Weapons Systems, 6%
Emergency Situations, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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