Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs drill sergeant

The differences between lieutenant, shift supervisors 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 $43,190 average annual salary of a lieutenant, shift supervisor.

The top three skills for a lieutenant, shift supervisor include patrol, emergency situations and criminal justice. The most important skills for a drill sergeant are safety procedures, physical fitness training, and individual training.

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs drill sergeant overview

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Drill Sergeant
Yearly salary	$43,190	$100,889
Hourly rate	$20.76	$48.50
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	53,816	452
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs drill sergeant salary

Lieutenant, shift supervisors and drill sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Drill Sergeant
Average salary	$43,190	$100,889
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $54,000	Between $73,000 And $138,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lieutenant, shift supervisor and drill sergeant education

There are a few differences between a lieutenant, shift supervisor and a drill sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Drill Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs drill sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between lieutenant, shift supervisors' and drill sergeants' demographics:

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Drill Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.0% 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 lieutenant, shift supervisor and drill sergeant duties and responsibilities

Lieutenant, shift supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead 50 2nd lieutenants, manage schedules, and ensure timely completion of missions.
Perform joint operations with undercover officers in collaboration with private sector businesses to combat sales of counterfeit goods.
Provide disciplinary action for minor offenses commit by offenders within TDCJ.

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.

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs drill sergeant skills

Common lieutenant, shift supervisor skills

Patrol, 21%
Emergency Situations, 11%
Criminal Justice, 9%
Direct Supervision, 8%
Security Procedures, 7%
Incident Reports, 6%

Common drill sergeant skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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