Patrol captain vs staff sergeant

The differences between patrol captains and staff sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a patrol captain has an average salary of $89,593, which is higher than the $41,479 average annual salary of a staff sergeant.

The top three skills for a patrol captain include patrol, incident reports and public safety. The most important skills for a staff sergeant are combat, logistical support, and emergency situations.

Patrol captain vs staff sergeant overview

	Patrol Captain	Staff Sergeant
Yearly salary	$89,593	$41,479
Hourly rate	$43.07	$19.94
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	23,392	68,521
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Patrol captain vs staff sergeant salary

Patrol captains and staff sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patrol Captain	Staff Sergeant
Average salary	$89,593	$41,479
Salary range	Between $57,000 And $139,000	Between $31,000 And $54,000
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Differences between patrol captain and staff sergeant education

There are a few differences between a patrol captain and a staff sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Patrol Captain	Staff Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Patrol captain vs staff sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between patrol captains' and staff sergeants' demographics:

	Patrol Captain	Staff Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%	Male, 86.1% Female, 13.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 2.2% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	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 patrol captain and staff sergeant duties and responsibilities

Patrol captain example responsibilities.

Lead a platoon that earn numerous awards for jamming opposition force artillery nets and conducting counterattacks on opposition electronic warfare platoons.
Provide leadership, mentoring, and training for commission and non-commission soldiers in a military headquarters staff and line unit organization.
Arrange quarterly Compstat, take complaint reports (CRs), handle special attentions and conduct roll call training.

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.

Patrol captain vs staff sergeant skills

Common patrol captain skills

Patrol, 50%
Incident Reports, 9%
Public Safety, 8%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 6%
Performance Evaluations, 6%

Common staff sergeant skills

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