Patrol commander vs sergeant

The differences between patrol commanders and sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a patrol commander has an average salary of $84,074, which is higher than the $48,557 average annual salary of a sergeant.

The top three skills for a patrol commander include patrol, emergency situations and public safety. The most important skills for a sergeant are safety procedures, patrol, and direct supervision.

Patrol commander vs sergeant overview

	Patrol Commander	Sergeant
Yearly salary	$84,074	$48,557
Hourly rate	$40.42	$23.34
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	21,014	79,335
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Patrol commander vs sergeant salary

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

	Patrol Commander	Sergeant
Average salary	$84,074	$48,557
Salary range	Between $54,000 And $128,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between patrol commander and sergeant education

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

	Patrol Commander	Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Patrol commander vs sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between patrol commanders' and sergeants' demographics:

	Patrol Commander	Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 96.7% Female, 3.3%	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between patrol commander and sergeant duties and responsibilities

Patrol commander example responsibilities.

Manage overall daily operations of patrol division / communications.
Supervise the patrol division, including support personnel and code enforcement operations.
Receive and implement combat orders and direct deployment of personnel in offensive, defensive and retrograde operations.
Arrange quarterly Compstat, take complaint reports (CRs), handle special attentions and conduct roll call training.

Sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage critical incidents including barricade gunmen, VIP visits, homicides, shootings and in-progress crimes.
Manage and submit all schedules for maximum security unit, and all non security staff assign to that unit.
Monitor and manage enlisted promotion boards and actions; publish promotion orders for soldiers being promote to SGT and SSG.
Assist in establishing overall S3 objectives and accomplishing assign missions.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Implement USAF, DoD and MAJCOM security policies while balancing operational needs with security requirements for the protection of classify information.

Patrol commander vs sergeant skills

Common patrol commander skills

Patrol, 48%
Emergency Situations, 10%
Public Safety, 7%
Security Operations, 5%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 5%
Citizen Complaints, 3%

Common sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Patrol, 14%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Combat, 6%
CPR, 5%