Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs staff sergeant

The differences between lieutenant, shift supervisors and staff sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lieutenant, shift supervisor has an average salary of $43,190, which is higher than the $41,479 average annual salary of a staff sergeant.

The top three skills for a lieutenant, shift supervisor include patrol, emergency situations and criminal justice. The most important skills for a staff sergeant are combat, logistical support, and emergency situations.

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs staff sergeant overview

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Staff Sergeant
Yearly salary	$43,190	$41,479
Hourly rate	$20.76	$19.94
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	53,816	68,521
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs staff sergeant salary

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

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Staff Sergeant
Average salary	$43,190	$41,479
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $54,000	Between $31,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between lieutenant, shift supervisor and staff sergeant education

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

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Staff Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs staff sergeant demographics

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

	Lieutenant, Shift Supervisor	Staff Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 82.5% Female, 17.5%	Male, 86.1% Female, 13.9%
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, 10.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between lieutenant, shift supervisor and staff 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.

Staff sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Facilitate meetings and submit weekly reports, briefings and PowerPoint slides.
Use varies Microsoft programs to create reports, memorandums, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets and email.
Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, terrorism, or other national security threats.
Maintain and operate petroleum logistics operations.
Supervise and discipline airmen under direct supervision.

Lieutenant, shift supervisor vs staff 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 staff sergeant skills

Combat, 12%
Logistical Support, 8%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Platoon, 6%
NCO, 5%
Law Enforcement, 3%

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