Maintenance officer vs officer

The differences between maintenance officers and officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a maintenance officer has an average salary of $56,436, which is higher than the $52,506 average annual salary of an officer.

The top three skills for a maintenance officer include maintenance procedures, logistics support and occupational safety. The most important skills for an officer are patrol, customer service, and public safety.

Maintenance officer vs officer overview

	Maintenance Officer	Officer
Yearly salary	$56,436	$52,506
Hourly rate	$27.13	$25.24
Growth rate	5%	3%
Number of jobs	144,467	114,267
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	4	-

Maintenance officer vs officer salary

Maintenance officers and officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Maintenance Officer	Officer
Average salary	$56,436	$52,506
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $90,000	Between $26,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between maintenance officer and officer education

There are a few differences between a maintenance officer and an officer in terms of educational background:

	Maintenance Officer	Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maintenance officer vs officer demographics

Here are the differences between maintenance officers' and officers' demographics:

	Maintenance Officer	Officer
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 88.8% Female, 11.2%	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 15.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 51.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9%
LGBT Percentage	2%	6%

Differences between maintenance officer and officer duties and responsibilities

Maintenance officer example responsibilities.

Manage the recovery operations, TMDE program, small arms repair, and shop operations.
Master knowledge of USAF regulations to manage diversify force including full time, part time, military, and civilian positions.
Manage DOD contracts for aircraft avionics/power plant/fuselage/landing gear and aircraft systems.
Manage and coordinate extensive activities in support of intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility readiness and space flight operations.
Ensure compliance with fire codes, safety regulations, EPA and OSHA.
Establish integrated combat service support operations.

Officer example responsibilities.

Lead 50 2nd lieutenants, manage schedules, and ensure timely completion of missions.
Achieve highest ranking of Lt.
Manage social media (Facebook): upload pictures, post announcements/news, update information.
Manage base active duty populations' compliance with USAF instructions regarding proper balance of fitness level and body fat percentage.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Manage environmental safety occupational health compliance program, full spectrum threat response and anti terrorism programs.

Maintenance officer vs officer skills

Common maintenance officer skills

Maintenance Procedures, 13%
Logistics Support, 9%
Occupational Safety, 8%
Maintenance Program, 6%
Combat, 6%
Maintenance Management, 5%

Common officer skills

Patrol, 19%
Customer Service, 18%
Public Safety, 10%
Emergency Situations, 6%
PowerPoint, 3%
CPR, 3%

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